Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Peter v. Hargrave 46 Va. 12 1848 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
State v. George 30 N.C. 324 1848 0 Indictment for murder North Carolina
Hicks v. Ayer 5 Ga. 298 1848 0 Contract Dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Sullivant v. State 8 Ark. 400 1848 0 Indictment for rape Arkansas
Mallery v. Dudley 84 Ga 52 1848 0 Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Simmons v. State 84 Ga 465 1848 0 Slave steal goods Supreme Court of Georgia
Bates v. Woolfolk 85 Ga 329 1848 0 Trover acion Supreme Court of Georgia
Dixon v. Watkins 9 Ark. 139 1848 0 Action of trespass against enslaved person Arkansas
Blevins' Case 46 Va. 703 1848 0 Larceny General Ct. of VA
Williams v. Moseley ex rel. Smith 2 Fla. 304 1848 0 Dispute over Ownership of Propery at time of the Testator's Death Supreme Court of FL
Weeks v. Weeks 40 N.C. 111 1847 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Ellington v. Currie 40 N.C. 21 1847 0 Action to recover slaves North Carolina
Mercer v. Kelso's adm'r 45 Va. 106 1847 0 Action to recover freedom SC of Appeals VA
Gamble v. Gamble's Adm'r. 11 Ala. 966 1847 0 Detinue Alabama
Jasper v. Howard 12 Ala. 652 1847 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Rippy v. Gant 39 N.C. 443 1847 0 Contracts North Carolina
Phillips v. Hawkins 1 Fla. 262 1847 0 Dispute Over Ownership of a Slave After Property was Levied Supreme Court of FL
Eugenie v. Preval 2 La. Ann. 180 1847 0 Freedom suit, property, conflict of laws, statutory interpretation Louisiana
Williamson v. Commonwealth 45 Va. 547 1847 0 Larceny of a slave General Ct. of VA
Grayson v. Mayo 2 La. Ann. 927 1847 0 Promissory notes, mortgages, sales, successions, prescription, property, contracts, debts Louisiana