Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Davis v. Newman 41 Va. 664 1844 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Matthews v. Woodson 41 Va. 601 1844 0 Marriage Settlement SC of Appeals VA
Davidson v. Shipman 6 Ala. 27 1844 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Burwell v. Cawood 43 U.S. 560 1844 1 United States
Boyd's Heirs v. Magruder's Heirs 41 Va. 761 1844 1 Virginia
Smith v. Pratt 13 Ohio 548 1844 1 Ohio
State v. Burnham 15 N.H. 396 1844 1 New Hampshire
Mullanphy ex rel. O'Fallon v. Reilly 8 Mo. 675 1844 1 Missouri
Lynch v. Clarke 1 Sand. Ch. 583 1844 1 New York
State v. Williams 26 N.C. 400 1844 0 Indictment for compelling certain slaves to work on several Sundays North Carolina
Moore v. Gwyn 26 N.C. 275 1844 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Chester v. Greer 24 Tenn. 26 1844 0 Tennessee
Mitchell v. Sherman 1 Freem. Ch. 120 1844 1 Mississippi
Lewis & Nichols v. Gilmer 11 Miss. 560 1844 0 Adverse posession of a slave Mississippi
Clossman v. Barbancey 7 La. 438 1844 1 Louisiana
Etheridge v. Bell 27 N.C. 87 1844 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Hall v. Harris 38 N.C. 289 1844 1 North Carolina
Kinney ex rel. Perkins v. Etheridge 27 N.C. 34 1844 0 Bonds North Carolina
Follain v. Broussard 9 Rob. 72 1844 1 Louisiana
Smoot v. Wathen 8 Mo. 522 1844 1 Missouri