Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Alexander v. Ghiselin 5 Gill 138 1847 0 Maryland
McLeod v. Powe 12 Ala. 9 1847 0 Sale dispute Alabama
Traylor v. Marshall 11 Ala. 458 1847 0 Recovery for enslaved person Alabama
Charlton v. Unis 45 Va. 58 1847 0 Action to recover freedom SC of Appeals VA
Cunningham v. Cunningham 45 Va. 43 1847 0 Surcharge action SC of Appeals VA
Neal v. Robinson 8 Hum. 435 1847 0 Tennessee
State v. Charles 1 Fla. 298 1847 0 Sentencing a Slave to Death for the Rape of a White Women Supreme Court of FL
Carter v. Buchannon 3 Ga. 513 1847 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
McIntosh v. Smith 2 La. Ann. 756 1847 0 Community property, debts, sales, warranty, prescription, fraud Louisiana
Sandridge v. Jones 2 La. Ann. 933 1847 0 Laibility, runaway enslaved person, debts, seizure, laches Louisiana
Purcell v. Wilson 45 Va. 16 1847 0 Writ of right SC of Appeals VA
Sheppards v. Turpin 3 Gratt. 373 1847 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Jones v. Zandt 46 U.S. 215 1847 0 United States
Williams v. Terrell 26 Tenn. 551 1847 0 Tennessee
Lester v. Cummings 27 Tenn. 385 1847 0 Tennessee
Berry v. Hardman 12 Ala. 604 1847 0 Levy of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Jones v. Swift 12 Ala. 144 1847 0 Action of detinue to recover enslaved person Alabama
Lang v. Pettus 11 Ala. 37 1847 0 Will & trust Alabama
Forbes v. Forbes 5 Gill 29 1847 0 Maryland
Goodgame v. Cole & Co. 12 Ala. 77 1847 0 Property dispute Alabama