Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Forbes v. Forbes 5 Gill 29 1847 0 Maryland
Burts v. Duncan 36 Ga. 575 1867 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Harris v. Hillman 26 Ala. 380 1855 0 Alabama
Jackson v. Sparks 36 Ga. 445 1867 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Evans v. Keeland 9 Ala. 42 1846 0 Alabama
Boyd v. Woodfin 3 Stew. 357 1831 0 Alabama
Thomason v. Dill 30 Ala. 444 1857 0 Alabama
Cooper v. Peck 22 Ala. 406 1853 0 Alabama
Creagh v. Savage 14 Ala. 454 1848 0 Alabama
Hearrin v. Savage 16 Ala. 286 1849 0 Alabama
Henning v. Varner 34 Md. 102 1871 0 Maryland
Dozier v. Joyce 8 Port. 303 1838 0 Alabama
Symmes v. Arnold 10 Ga. 506 1851 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Brown v. Bennett 55 Ga. 189 1875 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Reynolds v. Lewis 14 Md. 116 1859 0 Maryland
Stroud v. Mays 7 Ga. 269 1849 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Haughton v. Barney 37 N.C. 393 1842 0 North Carolina
Strain v. Wright 7 Ga. 568 1849 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
McGuire v. Evans 40 N.C. 269 1848 0 North Carolina
Bell v. Jones 10 Md. 322 1856 0 Maryland