All cases Involving slavery Cites cases involving slavery (1 degree removed) Cases including names of people involved Cases with short summaries Cases with full summaries
Alaska Alabama Arkansas American Samoa Arizona California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Delaware Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming Dakota Territory United States
Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Petty v. Wafford 11 Ala. 143 1847 1 Alabama
Bryant v. Craig 12 Ala. 354 1847 1 Alabama
Rowdon v. Young 12 Ala. 234 1847 1 Alabama
Merrill v. Smith 12 Ala. 569 1847 1 Alabama
Paschall v. Whitsett 11 Ala. 472 1847 1 Alabama
Robertson v. Coker 11 Ala. 466 1847 1 Alabama
Forward v. Armstead 12 Ala. 124 1847 0 Contract dispute Alabama
Bentley v. Phelps 3 F. Cas. 244 1847 1 United States
McIntire v. Chappell 2 Tex. 378 1847 1 Texas
Coles v. Kelsey 2 Tex. 542 1847 1 Texas
Owen v. Barksdale 30 N.C. 81 1847 1 North Carolina
Gary v. Colgin 11 Ala. 514 1847 0 Property dispute Alabama
State v. Abram 10 Ala. 928 1847 0 Indictment for Biting off the Ear of a White Man Alabama
Branch Bank at Montgomery v. Hodges 12 Ala. 118 1847 0 Creditor dispute Alabama
Venable v. Thompson 11 Ala. 147 1847 0 Property dispute Alabama
Milton v. Rowland 11 Ala. 732 1847 0 Warranty dispute Alabama
Murchison v. White 30 N.C. 52 1847 1 North Carolina
Smith v. Turner 39 N.C. 433 1847 1 North Carolina
Spence v. Thompson 11 Ala. 746 1847 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Grimshaw v. Walker 12 Ala. 101 1847 0 Conveyance of property Alabama