Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Townshend v. Townshend 6 Md. 295 1854 0 Maryland
Lambert v. Franchebois 16 La. 1 1840 0 Louisiana
Smith v. Wilson 17 Md. 460 1861 0 Maryland
Slave v. State 5 Fla. 185 1853 0 Supreme Court of FL
Boney v. Hollingsworth 23 Ala. 690 1853 0 Alabama
The Malaga v. Bispham 16 F.Cas. 535 1849 0 Civil District Court, E.D. PA.
Smith v. Harrison 49 Tenn. 230 1871 0 Tennessee
Jones v. Jones 36 N.C. 332 1841 0 North Carolina
Brunson v. Martin 17 Ark. 270 1856 0 Arkansas
Pennsylvania, Delaware & Maryland Steam Navigation Co. v. Hungerford 6 G. & J. 291 1834 0 Maryland
Milly v. Harrison 47 Tenn. 191 1869 0 Tennessee
Anderson v. Baily 8 G. & J. 32 1836 0 Maryland
Van Alst v. Hunter 5 Johns. Ch. 148 1821 0 Civil Chancery Court of New York
The Orion 18 F. Cas. 817 1859 0 Civil District Court, S.D. New York
Wheat v. Croom 7 Ala. 349 1845 0 Alabama
Bowman v. Long 23 Ga. 242 1857 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Succession of Duplessis 10 Rob. 193 1845 0 Louisiana
In re Denison 1 Blume Sup. Ct. Trans. 139 1807 0 Civil Michigan
Lane v. Powell 1 Edm. Sel. Cas. 256 1846 0 Criminal SC of New York
Strain v. Wright 7 Ga. 568 1849 0 Supreme Court of Georgia