Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Sexton v. McGill 2 La. Ann. 190 1847 1 Louisiana
Urquhart v. Sargent 2 La. Ann. 196 1847 1 Louisiana
McLane v. Miller 12 Ala. 643 1847 0 Action for Stolen Enslaved Persons Alabama
Hardy v. Carter 27 Tenn. 153 1847 1 Tennessee
State v. Russell 2 La. Ann. 604 1847 1 Louisiana
Carden v. Spilman 1 Unrep. Tenn. Cas. 25 1847 1 Tennessee
Willson v. Betts 4 Denio 201 1847 1 New York
Bienvenu v. Derbes 2 La. Ann. 771 1847 1 Louisiana
Graves v. Weeks 19 Vt. 178 1847 1 Vermont
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