Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Sheppards v. Turpin 3 Gratt. 373 1847 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Jackson v. Culpepper 93 Ga 569 1847 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Harper v. Archer 17 Miss. 71 1847 1 Mississippi
Robbins v. McKnight 5 N.J. Eq. 642 1847 1 New Jersey
Blake v. Langdon 19 Vt. 485 1847 1 Vermont
Yerby v. Lynch 44 Va. 460 1847 1 Virginia
Forbes v. Forbes 5 Gill 29 1847 0 Maryland
Wardsworth v. Miller 45 Va. 99 1847 1 Virginia
Trapnall v. Jordan 7 Ark. 430 1847 0 Property dispute Arkansas
Buchan v. Sumner 2 Barb. Ch. 165 1847 1 New York
State v. Miller 29 N.C. 275 1847 0 Indictment for selling liquor to a slave North Carolina
Gamble v. Gamble's Adm'r. 11 Ala. 966 1847 0 Detinue Alabama
Isbell's adm'r v. Norvell's ex'or 45 Va. 176 1847 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Robinson v. McDonald 2 Ga. 116 1847 0 Action of Trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Thurmond v. Reese 3 Ga. 449 1847 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Hester v. Young 2 Ga. 31 1847 0 trover action Supreme Court of Georgia
Felder v. Harper 12 Ala. 612 1847 0 Detinue Alabama
Beltzhoover v. Costen 7 Pa. 13 1847 0 Will & trust SC of PA.
Crear v. Sowles 2 La. Ann. 597 1847 1 Louisiana
Bennehan's Ex'or v. Norwood 40 N.C. 106 1847 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina