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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Perry v. Calhoun 27 Tenn. 551 1847 1 Tennessee
McCulloch v. Norris 5 Pa. 285 1847 1 Pennsylvania
City of Cincinnati v. Coombs 16 Ohio 181 1847 1 Ohio
Cane v. Alley 2 La. Ann. 918 1847 1 Louisiana
Rapp v. Rapp 6 Pa. 45 1847 1 Pennsylvania
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
Chipman v. Barron 2 Ga. 220 1847 0 promissory note Supreme Court of Georgia
Maull v. Hays 12 Ala. 499 1847 0 Right of Property Alabama
State v. Clarissa 11 Ala. 57 1847 0 Indictment for Attempt to Poison Alabama
Jasper v. Howard 12 Ala. 652 1847 0 Dispute over Will Alabama