Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Felder v. Harper 12 Ala. 612 1847 0 Detinue Alabama
Beltzhoover v. Costen 7 Pa. 13 1847 0 Will & trust SC of PA.
Crear v. Sowles 2 La. Ann. 597 1847 1 Louisiana
Bennehan's Ex'or v. Norwood 40 N.C. 106 1847 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Easly v. Boyd 12 Ala. 684 1847 0 Detinue Alabama
Costigan v. Sewall 6 Gill 232 1847 0 Maryland
Morrill v. Aden 19 Vt. 505 1847 1 Vermont
Johnson v. Collins 12 Ala. 322 1847 1 Alabama
Babin v. Nolan 2 La. Ann. 346 1847 1 Louisiana
Johnson v. Marsh 2 La. Ann. 772 1847 1 Louisiana
Russell v. Ashley 1 Ark. Terr. Rep. 546 1847 1 Arkansas
Scott v. Fowler 7 Ark. 299 1847 1 Arkansas
Reynolds v. State 3 Ga. 53 1847 0 Convicton for voluntary manslaughter Supreme Court of Georgia
Dix v. Town of Dummerston 19 Vt. 262 1847 1 Vermont
Dargan v. Waring 11 Ala. 988 1847 1 Alabama
Board of Police v. Grant 17 Miss. 77 1847 1 Mississippi
Curtis v. Jones 1 How. App. Cas. 137 1847 1 New York
Hooben v. Bidwell 16 Ohio 509 1847 1 Ohio
Thomas v. McNeil 2 La. Ann. 795 1847 1 Louisiana
New Orleans Canal & Banking Co. v. Bry 2 La. Ann. 303 1847 1 Louisiana