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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Lewis v. Simonton 27 Tenn. 185 1847 0 Tennessee
Gray v. Hays 26 Tenn. 588 1847 0 Tennessee
Tom v. State 27 Tenn. 86 1847 0 Tennessee
Donnell v. Mateer's Ex'rs 40 N.C. 7 1847 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Howell v. Howell 29 N.C. 493 1847 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Thompson v. Ford 29 N.C. 420 1847 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Jones v. Swift 12 Ala. 144 1847 0 Action of detinue to recover enslaved person Alabama
Prosser v. Henderson 11 Ala. 484 1847 0 Dispute over Ownership of Ensalved Persons Alabama
Leroy M. Wiley, Parish & Co. v. Smith 3 Ga. 551 1847 0 Will and testament Supreme Court of Georgia
McKinstry v. Conly 12 Ala. 678 1847 0 Redemption of an Enslaved Person on a Mortgage Alabama
Pierse v. Amonett 2 La. Ann. 357 1847 0 Possessory action, sales, seizure, suretyship Louisiana
Edney v. King 39 N.C. 465 1847 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Small v. Pool 30 N.C. 47 1847 0 Action of deceit North Carolina
Gilbert v. State 26 Tenn. 524 1847 0 Tennessee
Marshall v. Stephens 27 Tenn. 159 1847 0 Tennessee
Buchanan v. Matlock 27 Tenn. 390 1847 0 Tennessee
Williams v. Otey 8 Hum. 563 1847 0 Tennessee
Robinett v. Compton 2 La. Ann. 846 1847 0 Community property, successions, sales, damages, title, good faith possessors, mortgages, warranty Louisiana
Paschal v. Davis 3 Ga. 256 1847 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Hester v. Young 2 Ga. 31 1847 0 trover action Supreme Court of Georgia