Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Ferguson v. Dent 8 Mo. 667 1844 1 Missouri
Thorp v. Woodhull 1 Sand. Ch. 411 1844 1 New York
Ready v. Mayor of Tuskaloosa 6 Ala. 327 1844 1 Alabama
Haynes v. Tunstall 5 Ark. 680 1844 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Fulton v. Fulton 7 La. 73 1844 1 Louisiana
Long v. Kent 6 Ala. 100 1844 0 Action to recover enslaved person Alabama
Gillet v. Rachal 9 Rob. 276 1844 1 Louisiana
Beall v. Dearing 7 Ala. 124 1844 0 Deed dispute Alabama
Gray v. Saffold's Administrators 5 Ark. 637 1844 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Dickinson v. Hoomes 42 Va. 303 1844 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Jim v. State 24 Tenn. 145 1844 0 Tennessee
Bill v. State 24 Tenn. 155 1844 0 Tennessee
Fletcher v. United States 9 F. Cas. 274 1844 0 Double Jeapordy United States
Smalley v. Lawrence 9 Rob. 210 1844 1 Louisiana
Ellis v. Jenny 41 Va. 597 1844 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Hickerson's Adm'r v. Helm 41 Va. 628 1844 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Carmena v. Doherty 7 La. 57 1844 1 Louisiana
Booker v. Booker 24 Tenn. 505 1844 0 Tennessee
Doss v. Commonwealth 42 Va. 558 1844 1 Virginia
Taylor's Devisees v. Burnsides 42 Va. 166 1844 1 Virginia