Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Robinett v. Compton 2 La. Ann. 846 1847 0 Community property, successions, sales, damages, title, good faith possessors, mortgages, warranty Louisiana
Folk v. Whitley 30 N.C. 133 1847 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Williams v. Avent 40 N.C. 47 1847 0 Fraud North Carolina
Brewer v. West 2 Tex. 376 1847 0 Action for payment of slave Texas
Hester v. Young 2 Ga. 31 1847 0 trover action Supreme Court of Georgia
Isbell's adm'r v. Norvell's ex'or 45 Va. 176 1847 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Edney v. King 39 N.C. 465 1847 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Eugenie v. Preval 2 La. Ann. 180 1847 0 Freedom suit, property, conflict of laws, statutory interpretation Louisiana
Howell v. Howell 29 N.C. 493 1847 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Weeks v. Weeks 40 N.C. 111 1847 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Venable v. Thompson 11 Ala. 147 1847 0 Property dispute Alabama
Pierse v. Amonett 2 La. Ann. 357 1847 0 Possessory action, sales, seizure, suretyship Louisiana
Thompson v. Ford 29 N.C. 420 1847 0 Action of trover North Carolina
State v. Anthony 29 N.C. 234 1847 0 Indictment for high-way robbery North Carolina
Price v. Tally's Adm'rs 10 Ala. 946 1847 0 Detinue Alabama
Maull v. Hays 12 Ala. 499 1847 0 Right of Property Alabama
Jones v. Swift 12 Ala. 144 1847 0 Action of detinue to recover enslaved person Alabama
Simerson v. Branch Bank at Decatur 12 Ala. 205 1847 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Gamble v. Gamble's Adm'r. 11 Ala. 966 1847 0 Detinue Alabama
Branch Bank at Montgomery v. Hodges 12 Ala. 118 1847 0 Creditor dispute Alabama