Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Blake v. Irwin 3 Ga. 345 1847 0 Marriage and will Supreme Court of Georgia
Prosser v. Henderson 11 Ala. 484 1847 0 Dispute over Ownership of Ensalved Persons Alabama
State v. Marley 30 N.C. 48 1847 0 Assault & Battery North Carolina
Menifee's Ad'rs v. Menifee 8 Ark. 9 1847 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Cook v. Kennerly 12 Ala. 42 1847 0 Detinue Alabama
Charlotte v. Chouteau 11 Mo. 193 1847 0 Missouri
Clopton v. Martin 11 Ala. 187 1847 0 Contract Dispute Alabama
Russell v. Moore 16 Miss. 700 1847 1 Mississippi
McGunigal v. Mong 5 Pa. 269 1847 1 Pennsylvania
Mundy v. Vawter 44 Va. 518 1847 1 Virginia
State v. Shepherd 30 N.C. 195 1847 1 North Carolina
Cox v. Adams 2 Ga. 158 1847 1 Georgia
Proprietors of the Canal Bridge v. Trustees of the Methodist Religious Society 54 Mass. 335 1847 1 Massachusetts
Nicoll v. American Ins. 18 F. Cas. 231 1847 1 United States
Williams v. Vance 2 La. Ann. 908 1847 1 Louisiana
Sullivan v. Violett 6 Gill 181 1847 1 Maryland
Creath's Administrator v. Sims 46 U.S. 192 1847 1 United States
White v. White 1 Md. Ch. 53 1847 1 Maryland
Brown v. Stewart 1 Md. Ch. 87 1847 1 Maryland
Succession of Glover 2 La. Ann. 4 1847 1 Louisiana