Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hester v. Hooker 15 Miss. 768 1846 0 Recovery for value of work completed by slave Mississippi
Carroll v. Renich 15 Miss. 798 1846 0 Martial rights to property dispute Mississippi
Trice v. Crittenden County 7 Ark. 159 1846 0 Runaway enslaved person Arkansas
Abney v. Kingsland & Co. 10 Ala. 355 1846 0 Witness credibility Alabama
McDougal v. Armstrong 25 Tenn. 428 1846 0 Tennessee
Catterlin v. Hardy 10 Ala. 511 1846 0 Action to remove enslaved persons Alabama
Smith v. State 9 Ala. 990 1846 0 enslaved persons, living together as husband and wife, can be made to testify for or against each other. Alabama
Spear v. Walkley 10 Ala. 328 1846 0 Will & trust Alabama
McGinnis v. McGinnis 1 Ga. 496 1846 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Governor v. Powell 10 Ala. 544 1846 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
M’Cleskey v. Leadbetter 1 Ga. 551 1846 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Webb v. Patterson 26 Tenn. 431 1846 0 Tennessee
Ford v. Ford 26 Tenn. 92 1846 0 Tennessee
Brashear v. Williams 10 Ala. 630 1846 0 Right of Property Alabama
Pippin v. Huntington 9 Ala. 228 1846 0 Contract Dispute Alabama
Rugely v. Robinson 10 Ala. 702 1846 0 Will dispute Alabama
Woodley v. Findlay 9 Ala. 716 1846 0 Detinue Alabama
Greer v. Chester's Heirs 26 Tenn. 77 1846 0 Tennessee
Babcock v. Huntington 9 Ala. 869 1846 0 Trover Alabama
Sypert v. Sawyer 26 Tenn. 413 1846 0 Tennessee