Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Nelson v. State 26 Tenn. 542 1847 0 Tennessee
Green v. Thomas 8 Ark. 56 1847 0 Will & trust Arkansas
McDonand v. Sims 3 Ga. 383 1847 0 Equity action Supreme Court of Georgia
Vason v. Merchants' Bank 2 Ga. 140 1847 0 Slave Contract Dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Sexton v. McGill 2 La. Ann. 190 1847 1 Louisiana
Harrison v. Berkley 32 S.C.L. 525 1847 0 South Carolina
Wills v. Spraggins 44 Va. 555 1847 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Wayne v. Myddleton 2 Ga. 383 1847 0 Deed for certain slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Pitts v. McWhorter 3 Ga. 5 1847 0 Consideration for property purchased Georgia
Price v. Thomason 11 Ala. 875 1847 0 Purchase dispute Alabama
Trigg v. Conway 24 F. Cas. 194 1847 0 Excessive damages United States
State v. Burris 4 Del. 582 1847 0 Trail against man transpoting enslaved individuals Delaware
Carr v. Crain 7 Ark. 241 1847 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Robinson & Caldwell v. Mauldin 11 Ala. 977 1847 1 Alabama
Baldwin v. Merrill 27 Tenn. 132 1847 0 Tennessee
State v. Brown 27 Tenn. 89 1847 0 Tennessee
Hawkins v. May 12 Ala. 673 1847 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Nations v. Hawkins' Adm'rs. 11 Ala. 859 1847 0 Trover Alabama
Mitchell v. Mitchell 27 Tenn. 359 1847 0 Tennessee
McReynolds v. Neal 27 Tenn. 12 1847 0 Tennessee