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
Ezell v. Franklin 2 Sneed 236 1854 0 Tennessee
Alfred v. State 2 Swan 581 1852 0 Tennessee
Rowe v. State 11 Hum. 491 1851 0 Tennessee
Carter v. Rolland 11 Hum. 333 1850 0 Tennessee
Gold v. Vaughan 36 Tenn. 247 1856 0 Tennessee
Upchurch v. Darnall 35 Tenn. 443 1856 0 Tennessee
Fulkerson v. Bullard 35 Tenn. 260 1855 0 Tennessee
McGavock v. Wood 1 Sneed 181 1853 0 Tennessee
Watkins v. Barnes 1 Sneed 201 1853 0 Tennessee
Ellick v. State 1 Swan 325 1851 0 Tennessee
State v. Payne 1 Swan 383 1852 0 Tennessee
Cawthon v. Coppedge 1 Swan 487 1852 0 Tennessee
Union Bank v. Barnes 10 Hum. 244 1849 0 Tennessee
Gillespie v. Edmonston 11 Hum. 553 1851 0 Tennessee
Lafferty v. Whitesides' lessee 1 Swan 123 1851 0 Tennessee
Farnsworth v. Lemons 11 Hum. 140 1850 0 Tennessee
Moffitt v. McDonald 30 Tenn. 457 1850 0 Tennessee
Womack v. Smith 30 Tenn. 478 1850 0 Tennessee
Gray v. Hays 26 Tenn. 588 1847 0 Tennessee
Kearly v. Duncan 38 Tenn. 397 1858 0 Tennessee