Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Harper v. Archer 17 Miss. 71 1847 1 Mississippi
Miller v. Herbert 46 U.S. 72 1847 1 United States
Carter v. Wallace 2 Tex. 206 1847 1 Texas
Gamble v. Gamble's Adm'r. 11 Ala. 966 1847 0 Detinue Alabama
Chipman v. Barron 2 Ga. 220 1847 0 promissory note Supreme Court of Georgia
Blake v. Langdon 19 Vt. 485 1847 1 Vermont
Robbins v. McKnight 5 N.J. Eq. 642 1847 1 New Jersey
Jordan v. Adams 7 Ark. 348 1847 1 Arkansas
Dixon v. Thatcher's Heirs 8 Ark. 134 1847 0 Action of replevin for enslaved person Arkansas
Hayes v. Ewell's adm'r 45 Va. 11 1847 1 Virginia
Coles v. Kelsey 2 Tex. 542 1847 1 Texas
Burton v. Bondies 2 Tex. 204 1847 1 Texas
McIntire v. Chappell 2 Tex. 378 1847 1 Texas
Ingram v. Devisees 2 Tex. 591 1847 1 Texas
Hall v. Jackson 3 Tex. 305 1848 1 Texas
Chambers v. Hodges 3 Tex. 517 1848 1 Texas
Glanton v. Griggs 5 Ga. 424 1848 1 Georgia
Danks v. Quackenbush 1 How. App. Cas. 325 1848 1 New York
McClenney vs. McClenney 3 Tex. 192 1848 1 Wrongful holding of slaves Texas
Harper v. Davis 31 N.C. 44 1848 1 North Carolina