Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
McTavish v. Carroll 1 Md. Ch. 160 1847 1 Maryland
Barry v. Barry 1 Md. Ch. 20 1847 1 Maryland
Myer v. Rives 11 Ala. 760 1847 1 Alabama
White v. White 5 Gill 359 1847 1 Maryland
Dees v. Tildon 2 La. Ann. 412 1847 1 Louisiana
Rowland v. Logan 11 Ala. 663 1847 1 Alabama
Fisk v. Fisk 2 La. Ann. 71 1847 1 Louisiana
Kirkpatrick v. Davidson 2 Ga. 297 1847 1 Georgia
Carrington v. Otis 45 Va. 235 1847 1 Virginia
Thurlow v. Massachusetts 46 U.S. 504 1847 1 United States
McKee v. Jones 6 Pa. 425 1847 1 Pennsylvania
Dodd v. McCraw 8 Ark. 83 1847 0 Creditor dispute Arkansas
Waring v. Smyth 2 Barb. Ch. 119 1847 1 New York
Cunningham v. Cunningham 45 Va. 43 1847 0 Surcharge action SC of Appeals VA
Charlton v. Unis 45 Va. 58 1847 0 Action to recover freedom SC of Appeals VA
Pitts v. McWhorter 3 Ga. 5 1847 0 Consideration for property purchased Georgia
Nelson v. State 26 Tenn. 542 1847 0 Tennessee
Gilbert v. State 26 Tenn. 524 1847 0 Tennessee
Green v. Thomas 8 Ark. 56 1847 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Branch Bank at Montgomery v. Hodges 12 Ala. 118 1847 0 Creditor dispute Alabama