Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Nelson & Hatch v. Dunn 13 Ala. 259 1848 0 Property dispute Alabama
Murray v. M'Carty 16 Va. 394 1811 0 Suit for freedom ? SC of Appeals VA
Scott v. Sandford 60 U.S. 393 1856 0 Freedom suit United States
Gray v. Hall 1 Del. Cas. 139 1797 0 Issue of funding of enslaved individuals in a will Delaware
Attorney General v. Garrison 101 Mass. 223 1869 0 Will & Trust Massachusetts
State v. Anthony 2 Del. Cas. 248 1802 0 Manslaughter charge; not gulty Delaware
Gray v. Reardon 2 D.C. 219 1820 0 Agency Law United States
Pinkard v. Ingersol 11 Ala. 9 1847 0 Property dispute Alabama
Hardeman v. Sims 3 Ala. 747 1842 0 Recovery of an Enslaved Girl who was Mistakenly Sold Alabama
Caller v. Vivian 8 Ala. 903 1846 0 Recovery for debt Alabama
Sartor v. Sartor 39 Miss. 760 1861 0 Petition to contest a will, including division of slaves Mississippi
Tiller v. Shearer 20 Ala. 527 1852 0 Sale dispute Alabama
White v. Green 36 N.C. 45 1840 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Smith v. Crockett 1 Minor 277 1824 0 Wrongful detention of enslaved persons Alabama
State v. Dent 25 W. Va. 1 1884 0 Maryland
Frierson v. Frierson 21 Ala. 549 1852 0 Conveyance of Enslaved Personsby Life Estate Alabama
Swift v. Swift 36 Ala. 147 1860 0 Whether a Contract by the Two Parties was a Mortgage Alabama
Morton v. Bradley 27 Ala. 640 1855 0 Action for damages for killing a enslaved person Alabama
Rives v. Baptiste 25 Ala. 382 1854 0 Will & trust Alabama