Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Easley v. Walker 10 Ala. 671 1846 0 Alabama
Barney v. Bush 9 Ala. 345 1846 0 Alabama
Kelly v. Cunningham 36 Ala. 78 1860 0 Alabama
Prigg v. Pennsylvania 41 U.S. 539 1842 0 United States
Morgan v. Elam 12 Tenn. 375 1833 0 Tennessee
Nailing v. Nailing 34 Tenn. 630 1855 0 Tennessee
Billy v. State 11 S.C.L. 356 1820 0 South Carolina
Commissioners of Homochitto River v. Withers 29 Miss. 21 1855 0 Mississippi
United States v. Frye 4 D.C. 539 1835 0 United States
United States v. Ellick 2 D.C. 412 1823 0 United States
Evans v. Davidson 53 Md. 245 1880 0 Maryland
Lee v. Bryan 3 Ala. 278 1842 0 Alabama
Shelton v. Johnson 36 Tenn. 672 1857 0 Tennessee
Tomlinson v. Darnall 39 Tenn. 538 1859 0 Tennessee
Blackmore v. Blackmore 35 Tenn. 365 1855 0 Tennessee
Kneeland v. Ensley 19 Tenn. 620 1838 0 Tennessee
Mills v. Stewart 24 Tenn. 308 1844 0 Tennessee
Sundry African Slaves v. Madrazo 26 U.S. 110 1828 0 United States
State v. Cook 22 S.C.L. 234 1837 0 South Carolina
Lindsay v. State 19 Ala. 560 1851 0 Alabama