Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Shepherd v. Orleans Cotton Press Co. 2 La. Ann. 100 1847 1 Louisiana
Weathersby v. Huddleston 2 La. Ann. 845 1847 1 Louisiana
Esselman v. Wells 27 Tenn. 482 1847 1 Tennessee
Perry v. Calhoun 27 Tenn. 551 1847 1 Tennessee
Field v. Field 4 Sarat. Ch. Sent. 528 1847 1 New York
Burrage's Lessee v. Beardsley 16 Ohio 438 1847 1 Ohio
Wardsworth v. Miller 45 Va. 99 1847 1 Virginia
Commonwealth v. Helmondollor 45 Va. 536 1847 1 Virginia
Hoyt v. Thorn 7 N.J. Eq. 9 1847 1 New Jersey
Clement v. Hawkins 16 Miss. 339 1847 1 Mississippi
Thurlow v. Massachusetts 46 U.S. 504 1847 1 United States
Adams v. Turrentine 30 N.C. 147 1847 1 North Carolina
Adams v. Gay 19 Vt. 358 1847 1 Vermont
Naglee v. Ingersoll 7 Pa. 185 1847 1 Pennsylvania
Dees v. Tildon 2 La. Ann. 412 1847 1 Louisiana
Branch Bank at Huntsville v. Steele 10 Ala. 915 1847 1 Alabama
Frost v. Reynolds 39 N.C. 494 1847 1 North Carolina
Gary v. May 16 Ohio 66 1847 1 Ohio
Jordan v. Adams 7 Ark. 348 1847 1 Arkansas
Fox v. Ohio 46 U.S. 410 1847 1 United States