Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Commonwealth v. Porter 51 Mass. 263 1845 1 Massachusetts
Ex parte Royster 6 Ark. 29 1845 0 Deed dispute Arkansas
Barker v. Barker’s adm’r 2 Gratt. 344 1845 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Perkins' Exr's v. Winter's Adm'rx 7 Ala. 855 1845 1 Alabama
Tiffany v. Kent 43 Va. 231 1845 1 Virginia
Wade v. Roberts 25 Tenn. 124 1845 0 Tennessee
Sellick v. Kelly 11 Rob. 151 1845 1 Louisiana
M'Kinley v. Ensell 43 Va. 333 1845 1 Virginia
Jones v. Allen 27 N.C. 473 1845 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Downer v. Dana 17 Vt. 518 1845 1 Vermont
Hoyle v. Moore's Devisees 39 N.C. 175 1845 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Williams v. Alexander 39 N.C. 207 1845 0 Gift North Carolina
Lemacks v. Glover 18 S.C. Eq. 141 1845 1 South Carolina
M'Clanachan v. Siter 43 Va. 280 1845 1 Virginia
Succession of Packwood 9 Rob. 438 1845 1 Louisiana
Elias v. Smith 25 Tenn. 33 1845 0 Tennessee
Lawrence v. Trustees of Leake & Watts Orphan House 2 Denio 577 1845 1 New York
Kennedy v. Howard 25 Tenn. 64 1845 1 Tennessee
Elmes v. Sutherland 7 Ala. 262 1845 0 Will & trust Alabama
Wheat v. Croom 7 Ala. 349 1845 0 Trespass Alabama