Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
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
Hooe v. Harrison 11 Ala. 499 1847 0 Gifting of Enslaved Personsin Marriage Alabama
Prendergast v. Perkins 2 La. Ann. 384 1847 1 Louisiana
Lester v. Cummings 27 Tenn. 385 1847 0 Tennessee
Nelson v. State 26 Tenn. 542 1847 0 Tennessee
Vason v. Merchants' Bank 2 Ga. 140 1847 0 Slave Contract Dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Worthington v. Shipley 5 Gill 449 1847 0 Maryland
State ex rel. Trapnall v. Hammett 7 Ark. 492 1847 0 Sale of land dispute Arkansas
Johnston v. Ashley 7 Ark. 470 1847 0 Breach of covenenant of warranty Arkansas
Pogue ex rel. Calvert v. Joyner 7 Ark. 462 1847 0 Securities dispute Arkansas
Rapp v. Rapp 6 Pa. 45 1847 1 Pennsylvania
Dix v. Town of Dummerston 19 Vt. 262 1847 1 Vermont
Goodgame v. Cole & Co. 12 Ala. 77 1847 0 Property dispute Alabama
Magruder v. Darnall 6 Gill 269 1847 0 Maryland
Hindman v. Dill & Co. 11 Ala. 689 1847 0 Deed dispute Alabama
Dearing v. Windham 11 Ala. 204 1847 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
State v. George 29 N.C. 321 1847 0 Indictment for murder North Carolina