Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Whittington v. Clarke 16 Miss. 480 1847 1 Mississippi
Morrill v. Aden 19 Vt. 505 1847 1 Vermont
Johnson v. Collins 12 Ala. 322 1847 1 Alabama
Babin v. Nolan 2 La. Ann. 346 1847 1 Louisiana
Johnson v. Marsh 2 La. Ann. 772 1847 1 Louisiana
Russell v. Ashley 1 Ark. Terr. Rep. 546 1847 1 Arkansas
Scott v. Fowler 7 Ark. 299 1847 1 Arkansas
Reynolds v. State 3 Ga. 53 1847 0 Convicton for voluntary manslaughter Supreme Court of Georgia
Dix v. Town of Dummerston 19 Vt. 262 1847 1 Vermont
Dargan v. Waring 11 Ala. 988 1847 1 Alabama
Board of Police v. Grant 17 Miss. 77 1847 1 Mississippi
Curtis v. Jones 1 How. App. Cas. 137 1847 1 New York
Hooben v. Bidwell 16 Ohio 509 1847 1 Ohio
Thomas v. McNeil 2 La. Ann. 795 1847 1 Louisiana
New Orleans Canal & Banking Co. v. Bry 2 La. Ann. 303 1847 1 Louisiana
Strange v. Watson 11 Ala. 324 1847 1 Alabama
Merritt v. Clow 2 Tex. 582 1847 1 Texas
Heirs of McVoy v. Hallett 11 Ala. 864 1847 1 Alabama
Ladd v. Tudor 14 F. Cas. 923 1847 1 United States
Gibson v. Foster 2 La. Ann. 503 1847 1 Louisiana