Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Lawson v. Shotwell 27 Miss. 630 1854 0 Entitlement to alimony after divorce Mississippi
Weir's Will 39 Ky. 434 1840 0 Will and Estate Kentucky
Phillips v. Short 2 Del. 339 1838 0 Order of replevin to the proper descendant after a lufe estate Delaware
Fletcher v. Pollard 12 Va. 544 1808 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Stewart v. Barcroft 23 F. Cas. 53 1841 0 Manumission/executor's duties United States
Parish v. Gates 29 Ala. 254 1856 0 Sale Declared as Mortgage Alabama
Blackwell v. Wilkinson 1 Jefferson 73 1768 0 Slave (Property) Entailment General Ct. of VA
Ex parte Amy 1 D.C. 392 1807 0 Freedom Petition United States
Wyche v. Greene 11 Ga. 159 1852 0 Action for repayment to loan slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
The Wanderer 29 F. Cas. 150 1860 0 Indictment against alleged slave trader United States
Harris v. McLaran 30 Miss. 533 1855 0 Reversion of property Mississippi
Lucas v. Daniels 34 Ala. 188 1859 0 Detinue for a enslaved person Alabama
Franklin’s Adm’r v. Depriest 54 Va. 257 1856 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Morris v. Cannon 1 Del. 220 1833 0 No replevin to a free man; issue of whether if a person was enslaved or an indentured servant Delaware
Moore v. Allen 25 Miss. 363 1853 0 Liability for seizure and sale of property Mississippi
Harrison v. Hicks 1 Port. 423 1835 0 Trover Alabama
Hook v. Pagee 16 Va. 379 1811 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Kidd v. Manley 28 Miss. 156 1854 0 Title to enslaved persons Mississippi
Bacon v. Tyner 26 Miss. 190 1853 0 Vestment of property Mississippi
Coutts v. Greenhow 16 Va. 363 1811 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA