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
Miller v. Eatman 11 Ala. 609 1847 0 Detinue for four enslaved persons Alabama
Gamble v. Gamble's Adm'r. 11 Ala. 966 1847 0 Detinue Alabama
Pierse v. Amonett 2 La. Ann. 357 1847 0 Possessory action, sales, seizure, suretyship Louisiana
Puryear v. Puryear 12 Ala. 13 1847 0 Assumpsit Alabama
Jasper v. Howard 12 Ala. 652 1847 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Carter v. Buchannon 3 Ga. 513 1847 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Bender v. Reynolds 12 Ala. 446 1847 0 Dispute over Deed in Marriage Agreement Alabama
White v. Strother 11 Ala. 720 1847 0 Trover Alabama
Nelson v. State 26 Tenn. 542 1847 0 Tennessee
Vason v. Merchants' Bank 2 Ga. 140 1847 0 Slave Contract Dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
McLane v. Spence 11 Ala. 172 1847 0 Trespass Alabama
Taylor v. Beale 45 Va. 93 1847 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Bennehan's Ex'or v. Norwood 40 N.C. 106 1847 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Goodson v. Whitfield 40 N.C. 163 1847 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Coon v. Rice 29 N.C. 217 1847 0 Action of replevin North Carolina
Berry v. Hardman 12 Ala. 604 1847 0 Levy of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Anderson v. Hammond 5 Gill 461 1847 0 Maryland
Prosser v. Henderson 11 Ala. 484 1847 0 Dispute over Ownership of Ensalved Persons Alabama
State v. George 30 N.C. 324 1848 0 Indictment for murder North Carolina