Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Charles v. State 4 Port. 107 1836 0 Alabama
Gibson v. Belcher 287 S.C. 315 1985 1 South Carolina
Moore v. Cole 200 Tenn. 43 1956 1 Tennessee
Lee v. Oates 171 N.C. 717 1916 1 North Carolina
Estate of Charania v. Shulman 608 F.3d 67 2010 1 United States
Gianfortone v. City of New Orleans 61 F. 64 1894 1 United States
Hilb v. Peyton 63 Va. 550 1872 1 Virginia
King v. State 40 Ga. 244 1869 0 Marriage to a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Farrell v. Bean 10 Md. 217 1856 0 Maryland
Jenkins’ Executor v. Jenkins 33 Ala. 731 1859 0 Will & trust Alabama
Norris v. Vaughan 152 Tex. 491 1953 1 Texas
Trieber v. Blocher 10 Md. 14 1856 0 Maryland
Edelen v. Edelen 11 Md. 415 1857 0 Maryland
Jackson v. Bulloch 12 Conn. 38 1837 0 Action against slave-owner Connecticut
Rutherford v. Newson 30 Ga. 728 1860 0 Possessory Note Supreme Court of Georgia
United States v. Lechuga 888 F.2d 1472 1989 1 United States
First Nat. Bank & Trust Co. of Vicksburg v. Drexler 171 So. 151 1936 1 Louisiana
Freehling v. Suerich Enters., Inc. (In re Flanzbaum) 10 B.R. 420 1981 1 United States
Waters v. Howard 8 Gill 262 1849 0 Maryland
Rawson v. Brosnan 187 Ga. 624 1939 1 Georgia