Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Franklin v. Waters 8 Gill 322 1849 0 Maryland
Lee v. Hamilton 3 Ala. 529 1842 0 Alabama
Hunt v. Butterworth 21 Tex. 133 1858 0 Texas
Bryant v. Peters 3 Ala. 160 1841 0 Alabama
Bell's Adm'r v. Bell 36 Ala. 195 1860 0 Alabama
Carey v. Corporation of Washington 5 D.C. 13 1836 0 United States
Morgan v. Darragh 39 Tex. 171 1873 0 Texas
Mitchell v. Wilson 3 D.C. 92 1827 0 United States
Wheless v. Espy 47 Tenn. 237 1869 0 Tennessee
Haslett's Adm'r. v. Glenn 7 H. & J. 17 1825 0 Maryland
Morris v. Ranney 37 Tex. 124 1873 0 Texas
Farrow v. Bragg's Adm'r 30 Ala. 261 1857 0 Alabama
State v. Dent 25 W. Va. 1 1884 0 Maryland
Bernard v. Herbert 3 D.C. 346 1828 0 United States
Stokes v. Williams 32 Tex. 211 1869 0 Texas
United States v. Bowen 2 D.C. 133 1817 0 United States
Betty v. Deneale 3 F. Cas. 319 1818 0 United States
Nance v. Coxe 16 Ala. 125 1849 0 Alabama
State ex rel. Savary v. Caroline 20 Ala. 19 1852 0 Alabama
Thomas v. Scott 23 F. Cas. 970 1810 0 United States