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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Merritt v. Clow 2 Tex. 582 1847 1 Texas
New Orleans Canal & Banking Co. v. Bry 2 La. Ann. 303 1847 1 Louisiana
Kirby v. Calhoun 16 Miss. 462 1847 0 Deed dispute Mississippi
Newell v. Newell 17 Miss. 56 1847 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Russell v. Cheatham 16 Miss. 703 1847 0 Recovery for levy on slaves Mississippi
Brady v. Parker 39 N.C. 430 1847 0 Contracts North Carolina
Amis v. Amis 40 N.C. 12 1847 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Harrison v. Bradley 40 N.C. 136 1847 0 Estates North Carolina
Adams v. Rowan 16 Miss. 624 1847 0 Mortgage dispute Mississippi
Miller v. Herbert 46 U.S. 72 1847 1 United States
Braxton v. Wood's adm'r 45 Va. 25 1847 1 Virginia
Clement v. Hawkins 16 Miss. 339 1847 1 Mississippi
Hoyt v. Thorn 7 N.J. Eq. 9 1847 1 New Jersey
Dixon v. Thatcher's Heirs 8 Ark. 134 1847 0 Action of replevin for enslaved person Arkansas
Flemming v. Powell 2 Tex. 225 1847 1 Texas
Coon v. Rice 29 N.C. 217 1847 0 Action of replevin North Carolina
Hayes v. Ewell's adm'r 45 Va. 11 1847 1 Virginia
Jordan v. Adams 7 Ark. 348 1847 1 Arkansas
Fox v. Ohio 46 U.S. 410 1847 1 United States
Adams v. Gay 19 Vt. 358 1847 1 Vermont