Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Gibson v. Foster 2 La. Ann. 503 1847 1 Louisiana
Wallen v. Huff 1 Shan. Cas. 4 1847 1 Tennessee
Wallen v. Huff 1 Unrep. Tenn. Cas. 21 1847 1 Tennessee
Curtis v. Jones 1 How. App. Cas. 137 1847 1 New York
Broughton v. King 2 La. Ann. 569 1847 1 Louisiana
West v. Stewart 7 Pa. 122 1847 1 Pennsylvania
Johnson v. Collins 12 Ala. 322 1847 1 Alabama
Dargan v. Waring 11 Ala. 988 1847 1 Alabama
Reynolds v. State 3 Ga. 53 1847 0 Convicton for voluntary manslaughter Supreme Court of Georgia
Carden v. Spilman 1 Unrep. Tenn. Cas. 25 1847 1 Tennessee
Savage v. Benham 11 Ala. 49 1847 0 Will & trust Alabama
Board of Police v. Grant 17 Miss. 77 1847 1 Mississippi
Forgay v. Lambeth 2 La. Ann. 589 1847 1 Louisiana
Strange v. Watson 11 Ala. 324 1847 1 Alabama
Heirs of McVoy v. Hallett 11 Ala. 864 1847 1 Alabama
Eldridge v. Turner 11 Ala. 1049 1847 1 Alabama
Heirs of Holman v. Bank of Norfolk 12 Ala. 369 1847 1 Alabama
Drinkwater v. Holliday 11 Ala. 134 1847 0 Action to secure payment Alabama
Bentley v. Phelps 3 F. Cas. 244 1847 1 United States
State ex rel. Bishop v. Poteet 29 N.C. 358 1847 1 North Carolina