Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
McWhorter v. Wright, Nichols & Co. 5 Ga. 555 1848 0 Conveyance of slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Powell v. Powell 28 Tenn. 477 1848 0 Tennessee
Mahone v. Yancey 14 Ala. 395 1848 0 Detinue Alabama
Robinson's ex'ors v. Day 46 Va. 55 1848 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Freeman v. Baldwin 13 Ala. 246 1848 0 Dispute over Possession of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Pickett v. Banks 19 Miss. 445 1848 0 Marital property rights dispute Mississippi
Coffee v. Planters' Bank ex rel. Winans 19 Miss. 458 1848 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Garrett v. Hamblin 19 Miss. 241 1848 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Brown v. Brown 13 Ala. 208 1848 0 Detinue Alabama
Taylor v. Rostrop 3 La. Ann. 100 1848 0 Hypothecary action, mortgages, sales, emancipation Louisiana
Twidy v. Saunderson 31 N.C. 5 1848 0 Property Interests North Carolina
State v. Lewis 3 La. Ann. 398 1848 0 Criminal law, muder, habeas corpus, statutory interpretation Louisiana
Roulhac v. White 31 N.C. 63 1848 0 Fraud North Carolina
McGuire v. Evans 40 N.C. 269 1848 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Wilkins ex rel. Gwin v. Wells 17 Miss. 325 1848 0 Action of detinue for slaves Mississippi
Hill v. Barge 12 Ala. 687 1848 0 Will & trust Alabama
Horne v. Horne 31 N.C. 99 1848 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Sidney v. White 12 Ala. 728 1848 0 Freedom Suit Alabama
Peter v. Hargrave 46 Va. 12 1848 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Vance v. Crawford 4 Ga. 445 1848 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia