Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
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
Lord v. State 16 N.H. 325 1844 1 New Hampshire
Williams v. Jarrot 6 Ill. 120 1844 0 Illinois
Garland v. Rowan 10 Miss. 617 1844 0 Estate distrubtion dispute Mississippi
Swanson v. White 24 Tenn. 373 1844 0 Tennessee
Trustees of the South Newmarket Methodist Seminary v. Peaslee 15 N.H. 317 1844 1 New Hampshire
Hill v. Duke 6 Ala. 259 1844 0 Right of Property Alabama
Trigg v. Faris 24 Tenn. 343 1844 0 Tennessee
Percy v. White 7 La. 513 1844 1 Louisiana
Oliver's Ex'or v. Hallam's Adm'r 42 Va. 298 1844 1 Virginia
Agricultural Bank v. Dorsey 1 Freem. Ch. 338 1844 1 Mississippi
Town of Pownal v. Myers 16 Vt. 408 1844 1 Vermont