Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
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
Easly v. Boyd 12 Ala. 684 1847 0 Detinue Alabama
Costigan v. Sewall 6 Gill 232 1847 0 Maryland
Leggett v. Simmons 15 Miss. 348 1846 0 Trespass to recover value of slave Mississippi
Brandon v. Cabiness 10 Ala. 155 1846 0 Bankruptcy Alabama
Gibler v. Trimble 14 Ohio 323 1846 1 Ohio
Stewart v. Anderson 10 Ala. 504 1846 1 Alabama
Duval's Heirs v. P. & M. Bank 10 Ala. 636 1846 1 Alabama
Drumright v. Jones 39 N.C. 253 1846 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
State v. Potter 18 Conn. 166 1846 1 Connecticut
McLean v. Lafayette Bank 16 F. Cas. 264 1846 1 United States
Bolling v. Carter 9 Ala. 921 1846 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Ohio Life Insurance & Trust Co. v. Ledyard 8 Ala. 866 1846 1 Alabama
Brent v. Richards 43 Va. 539 1846 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Jameson's Adm'x v. Deshields 44 Va. 4 1846 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Baldwin v. Joyner 29 N.C. 123 1846 0 Action of trover North Carolina