Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hoy v. Taliaferro 16 Miss. 727 1847 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Scott v. Rusk 2 La. Ann. 266 1847 0 Obligations, community property, promissory notes, sales, mortgages, contracts Louisiana
Young v. Gibson 2 Tex. 417 1847 0 Action to recover slaves Texas
Miller v. Herbert 46 U.S. 72 1847 1 United States
Braxton v. Wood's adm'r 45 Va. 25 1847 1 Virginia
Clement v. Hawkins 16 Miss. 339 1847 1 Mississippi
Hoyt v. Thorn 7 N.J. Eq. 9 1847 1 New Jersey
Dixon v. Thatcher's Heirs 8 Ark. 134 1847 0 Action of replevin for enslaved person Arkansas
Flemming v. Powell 2 Tex. 225 1847 1 Texas
Coon v. Rice 29 N.C. 217 1847 0 Action of replevin North Carolina
Hayes v. Ewell's adm'r 45 Va. 11 1847 1 Virginia
Jordan v. Adams 7 Ark. 348 1847 1 Arkansas
Fox v. Ohio 46 U.S. 410 1847 1 United States
Adams v. Gay 19 Vt. 358 1847 1 Vermont
Chipman v. Barron 2 Ga. 220 1847 0 promissory note Supreme Court of Georgia
Maull v. Hays 12 Ala. 499 1847 0 Right of Property Alabama
State v. Clarissa 11 Ala. 57 1847 0 Indictment for Attempt to Poison Alabama
Jasper v. Howard 12 Ala. 652 1847 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Wright v. McAlexander 11 Ala. 236 1847 0 Contract Dispute Alabama
Betton v. Willis 1 Fla. 226 1847 0 Right to Property in Slaves Levied Upon Execution Supreme Court of FL