Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Dorman v. Bigelow 1 Fla. 281 1847 0 Effectiveness of a Promissory Note Against the Statute of Frauds Supreme Court of FL
Terrell v. Green 11 Ala. 207 1847 0 Fradulent Sale Alabama
Johnston v. Ashley 7 Ark. 470 1847 0 Breach of covenenant of warranty Arkansas
Sheppard v. Melloy 12 Ala. 561 1847 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
Weaver v. Puryear 11 Ala. 941 1847 0 Action to recover for breach of warranty Alabama
Gough v. Edelen 5 Gill 101 1847 0 Maryland
Hackney v. Hackney 27 Tenn. 452 1847 0 Tennessee
Stovall v. Farmers & Merchants Bank of Memphis 16 Miss. 305 1847 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
Drinkwater v. Holliday 11 Ala. 134 1847 0 Action to secure payment Alabama
Lewis v. State 17 Miss. 115 1847 0 Mississippi
Hoot v. Sorrell 11 Ala. 386 1847 0 Contract to redeem enslaved persons Alabama
Aramynta v. Woodruff 7 Ark. 422 1847 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Newell v. Newell 17 Miss. 56 1847 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Walker v. Walker 3 Ga. 302 1847 0 Equity Actions Supreme Court of Georgia
Brown v. Forbes 16 Miss. 498 1847 0 Trover for conversion of slave Mississippi
Coles v. Anderson 8 Hum. 489 1847 0 Tennessee
Lewis v. James 8 Hum. 537 1847 0 Tennessee
State v. George 29 N.C. 321 1847 0 Indictment for murder North Carolina
Patton v. Overton 8 Hum. 192 1847 0 Tennessee
Farley v. Gilmer 12 Ala. 141 1847 0 Dispute over Estate Alabama