Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bentley v. Phelps 3 F. Cas. 244 1847 1 United States
Patton v. Smith 29 N.C. 440 1847 1 North Carolina
Burton v. Bondies 2 Tex. 204 1847 1 Texas
Field v. Field 4 Sarat. Ch. Sent. 528 1847 1 New York
Mabry v. Turrentine 30 N.C. 201 1847 1 North Carolina
Wyatt v. Brown 16 Miss. 365 1847 1 Mississippi
Rives, Battle & Co. v. Odeneal 16 Miss. 691 1847 1 Mississippi
Muirhead v. Muirhead 16 Miss. 211 1847 1 Mississippi
Leach v. Blow 16 Miss. 221 1847 1 Mississippi
Swinney v. State 16 Miss. 576 1847 1 Mississippi
Proskey v. West 16 Miss. 711 1847 1 Mississippi
Owen v. Barksdale 30 N.C. 81 1847 1 North Carolina
McComb v. Doe 16 Miss. 505 1847 1 Mississippi
McQuillen v. State 16 Miss. 587 1847 1 Mississippi
Commercial Bank of Natchez v. Chambers 16 Miss. 9 1847 1 Mississippi
Whittington v. Clarke 16 Miss. 480 1847 1 Mississippi
Langford v. Fly 26 Tenn. 585 1847 0 Tennessee
Traylor v. Marshall 11 Ala. 458 1847 0 Recovery for enslaved person Alabama
Johnston v. Ashley 7 Ark. 470 1847 0 Breach of covenenant of warranty Arkansas
Carter v. Buchannon 3 Ga. 513 1847 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia