All cases Involving slavery Cites cases involving slavery (1 degree removed) Cases including names of people involved Cases with short summaries Cases with full summaries
Alaska Alabama Arkansas American Samoa Arizona California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Delaware Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming Dakota Territory United States
Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Cooper v. Purvis 46 N.C. 141 1853 0 North Carolina
Sanders v. Godley 23 Ala. 473 1853 0 Alabama
Gelstrop v. Moore 26 Miss. 206 1853 0 Mississippi
Thacker v. Saunders 45 N.C. 145 1853 0 North Carolina
Benning v. Nelson 23 Ala. 801 1853 0 Alabama
Chenault's Administrators v. Walker 22 Ala. 275 1853 0 Alabama
Tinnen v. Mebane 10 Tex. 246 1853 0 Texas
Benton v. Saunders 44 N.C. 360 1853 0 North Carolina
Foust v. Ireland 46 N.C. 184 1853 0 North Carolina
Smith v. Kornegay 54 N.C. 40 1853 0 North Carolina
Allen v. Smith 22 Ala. 416 1853 0 Alabama
Johnson v. Chapman 45 N.C. 213 1853 0 North Carolina
Myers v. Myers 8 La. Ann. 369 1853 0 Louisiana
Becton v. Ferguson 22 Ala. 599 1853 0 Alabama
Hudson v. Helmes' Executors 23 Ala. 585 1853 0 Alabama
Nelson v. Hubbard 13 Ark. 253 1853 1 Arkansas
Reese v. Reese 23 Ala. 785 1853 1 Alabama
Caffey v. Davis 54 N.C. 1 1853 0 North Carolina
Bufford v. Holliman 10 Tex. 560 1853 0 Texas
Mitchell v. Gates 23 Ala. 438 1853 0 Alabama