Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Houston v. Stanton 11 Ala. 412 1847 0 Agreement to sell dispute Alabama
Locket v. Child 11 Ala. 640 1847 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
McMahan v. Green 12 Ala. 71 1847 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Spence v. Thompson 11 Ala. 746 1847 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Shilling v. Shilling 6 Gill 171 1847 0 0 Maryland
Freeman v. Sedwick 6 Gill 28 1847 0 Maryland
Hilleary v. Hurdle 6 Gill 105 1847 0 Maryland
Gary v. Colgin 11 Ala. 514 1847 0 Property dispute Alabama
Martin v. Everett 11 Ala. 375 1847 0 Indictment for over cruelty to enslaved person Alabama
Smith v. Knight 11 Ala. 618 1847 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Willis v. Dudley 10 Ala. 933 1847 0 Warranty dispute Alabama
Robinson v. Robinson 11 Ala. 947 1847 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Underwood v. Parrott 2 Tex. 168 1847 0 Sale of slaves dispute Texas
Chandler v. State 2 Tex. 306 1847 0 Homicide of a slave Texas
Grinder v. State 2 Tex. 339 1847 0 Action against owner of slave who allegedly committed murder Texas
Moore v. Morse 2 Tex. 401 1847 0 Will & trust Texas
Venable v. Thompson 11 Ala. 147 1847 0 Property dispute Alabama
Whitaker v. Robinson 16 Miss. 349 1847 0 Recovery for value of slave Mississippi
Harmon v. Short 16 Miss. 433 1847 0 Mortgage dispute Mississippi
Hoy v. Taliaferro 16 Miss. 727 1847 0 Will & trust Mississippi