Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
M'Kinley v. Ensell 43 Va. 333 1845 1 Virginia
Lemacks v. Glover 18 S.C. Eq. 141 1845 1 South Carolina
Lawrence v. Trustees of Leake & Watts Orphan House 2 Denio 577 1845 1 New York
Phelan v. Crosby 2 Gill 462 1845 1 Maryland
White v. Attorney General 39 N.C. 19 1845 1 North Carolina
Downer v. Dana 17 Vt. 518 1845 1 Vermont
Taliaferro v. Franklin 42 Va. 333 1845 1 Virginia
Commonwealth v. Porter 51 Mass. 263 1845 1 Massachusetts
Sellick v. Kelly 11 Rob. 151 1845 1 Louisiana
Robins v. Norcum 12 Miss. 332 1845 1 Mississippi
Olds v. Powell 7 Ala. 652 1845 1 Alabama
Commonwealth v. Hailstock 43 Va. 564 1845 1 Virginia
Peck v. Freeholders of Essex 20 N.J.L. 457 1845 1 New Jersey
State v. Burns 8 Ala. 313 1845 1 Alabama
State v. Nelson 7 Ala. 610 1845 1 Alabama
Sandford v. Halsey 2 Denio 235 1845 1 New York
Fitts v. Brown 20 N.H. 393 1845 1 New Hampshire
Morse v. Powers 17 N.H. 286 1845 1 New Hampshire
Samuels v. Findley 7 Ala. 635 1845 1 Alabama
Gould v. Kelley 16 N.H. 551 1845 1 New Hampshire