Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Shields v. Taylor 21 Miss. 127 1849 1 Mississippi
Land v. Williams 20 Miss. 362 1849 1 Mississippi
Town of Peacham v. Carter 21 Vt. 515 1849 1 Vermont
Smith v. Mitchell 6 Ga. 458 1849 1 Georgia
Robson v. Harwell 6 Ga. 589 1849 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Saffarans v. Terry 20 Miss. 690 1849 1 Mississippi
Harris v. Clark 3 N.Y. 93 1849 1 New York
Jenkins v. Gray 16 Ala. 100 1849 1 Alabama
Orr v. Burwell 15 Ala. 378 1849 1 Alabama
Heirs of Bishop v. Hampton 15 Ala. 761 1849 1 Alabama
Fleming v. Townsend 6 Ga. 103 1849 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Tyler v. Hand 48 U.S. 573 1849 1 United States
Chambers v. Games 2 Greene 320 1849 1 Iowa
Church v. Moore 10 Pa. 273 1849 1 Pennsylvania
Hargraves v. Lewis 7 Ga. 110 1849 1 Georgia
Murphy v. Branch Bank at Mobile 16 Ala. 90 1849 1 Alabama
Wiley v. Givens 47 Va. 277 1849 1 Virginia
Mobile & Cedar Point R. R. v. Talman & Ralstons 15 Ala. 472 1849 1 Alabama
Kelsey v. Western 2 N.Y. 500 1849 1 New York
Sloo v. Lea 18 Ohio 279 1849 1 Ohio