Involving slavery All cases Reference cases involving slavery (1 degree removed) Cases with short summaries Cases with full summaries
Short Name ▲ Citation Summary Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction Link
1953 Op. Att'y Gen 053–68 (March 24, 1953) 1953 1 United States  
Aakjer v. Spagnoli 291 S.C. 165 1987 1 evidence, negligence South Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Aaron v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co. 159 Mo. App. 307 1911 1 Missouri Caselaw Access Project
Aaron v. State 39 Ala. 684 1866 1 Alabama Caselaw Access Project
Abbate v. United States 5 Alaska Fed. 39 1921 1 United States Caselaw Access Project
Abbate v. United States 359 U.S. 187 1959 1 United States Caselaw Access Project
Abernathy v. Black 42 Tenn. 314 Contract dispute for hire of slave who ran back to original master because hirer kept whipping him; master refused to honor hire contract unless hirer stopped whipping Bob 1865 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Abernethy v. Commonwealth 101 Pa. 322 1882 1 Pennsylvania Caselaw Access Project
Abernethy v. Wayne County Branch of the State Bank 5 Ohio St. 266 1855 1 Ohio Caselaw Access Project
Ables v. Donley 8 Tex. 331 1852 0 Texas Caselaw Access Project
Abram v. Johnson 38 Tenn. 120 Dispute over whether slave is emancipated from his master or not 1858 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
A.B. v. State 949 N.E.2d 1204 2011 1 const. interp Indiana Caselaw Access Project
Acuff v. Rice 40 Tenn. 293 Dispute between creditors over proceeds from sale of slave upon whom debts were secured 1859 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Adams v. Adams 36 Ga. 236 1867 0 Equity action Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Adams v. Adams 213 Ga. 875 1958 1 Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Adams v. Barrett 5 Ga. 404 1848 0 Contract dispute Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Adams v. Bass 18 Ga. 130 1855 0 Will and Trust Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Adams v. Carter 53 Ga. 160 1874 0 Slave contact dispute Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Adams v. Dickson 23 Ga. 406 1857 0 Trover action Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Adams v. Dixon 19 Ga. 513 1856 0 Will and Trust Georgia Caselaw Access Project