Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Leroy M. Wiley, Parish & Co. v. Smith 3 Ga. 551 1847 0 Will and testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Frost v. Reynolds 39 N.C. 494 1847 1 North Carolina
Martin v. Youngblood 27 Tenn. 581 1847 0 Tennessee
Gary v. May 16 Ohio 66 1847 1 Ohio
Alexander v. Ghiselin 5 Gill 138 1847 0 Maryland
Bowling v. Stratton 27 Tenn. 430 1847 0 Tennessee
Carter v. Wallace 2 Tex. 206 1847 1 Texas
Moss v. McCall 12 Ala. 630 1847 1 Alabama
Naglee v. Ingersoll 7 Pa. 185 1847 1 Pennsylvania
Commonwealth v. Helmondollor 45 Va. 536 1847 1 Virginia
Anderson v. Hammond 5 Gill 461 1847 0 Maryland
Taylor v. Beale 45 Va. 93 1847 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Paschal v. Davis 3 Ga. 256 1847 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Jackson v. Culpepper 3 Ga. 569 1847 0 Trover action Georgia
Goodson v. Whitfield 40 N.C. 163 1847 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Splane v. Mitcheltree 2 La. Ann. 265 1847 1 Louisiana
Berry v. Hardman 12 Ala. 604 1847 0 Levy of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Burrage's Lessee v. Beardsley 16 Ohio 438 1847 1 Ohio
Adams v. Turrentine 30 N.C. 147 1847 1 North Carolina
Purcell v. Wilson 45 Va. 16 1847 0 Writ of right SC of Appeals VA