Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Weatherly v. Armfield 30 N.C. 25 1847 1 North Carolina
Janes v. Adm'rs of Reynolds 2 Tex. 250 1847 1 Texas
Conrey v. Elbert 2 La. Ann. 18 1847 1 Louisiana
Dargan v. Waring 11 Ala. 988 1847 1 Alabama
Riddle v. Driver 12 Ala. 590 1847 1 Alabama
Robinson & Caldwell v. Mauldin 11 Ala. 977 1847 1 Alabama
Scott v. Fowler 7 Ark. 299 1847 1 Arkansas
Collins v. Myers 16 Ohio 547 1847 1 Ohio
Hoyt v. Thorn 7 N.J. Eq. 9 1847 1 New Jersey
Yerby v. Lynch 44 Va. 460 1847 1 Virginia
McComb v. Doe 16 Miss. 505 1847 1 Mississippi
Willson v. Betts 4 Denio 201 1847 1 New York
Field v. Field 4 Sarat. Ch. Sent. 528 1847 1 New York
Shepherd v. Orleans Cotton Press Co. 2 La. Ann. 100 1847 1 Louisiana
Waring v. Smyth 2 Barb. Ch. 119 1847 1 New York
New Orleans Canal & Banking Co. v. Bry 2 La. Ann. 303 1847 1 Louisiana
Johnson v. Marsh 2 La. Ann. 772 1847 1 Louisiana
United States v. New Bedford Bridge 27 F. Cas. 91 1847 1 United States
Coleman v. Freeman 3 Ga. 137 1847 1 Georgia
Mason v. Jones 16 F. Cas. 1038 1848 1 United States