| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esselman v. Wells | 27 Tenn. 482 | 1847 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| United States v. New Bedford Bridge | 27 F. Cas. 91 | 1847 | 1 | United States | |
| Muirhead v. Muirhead | 16 Miss. 211 | 1847 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Moore v. Moberly | 46 Ky. 299 | 1847 | 1 | Kentucky | |
| Merrill v. Smith | 12 Ala. 569 | 1847 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Owen v. Barksdale | 30 N.C. 81 | 1847 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Boyd v. Brown | 2 La. Ann. 218 | 1847 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Leach v. Blow | 16 Miss. 221 | 1847 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Taliaferro v. Brown | 11 Ala. 702 | 1847 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Sexton v. McGill | 2 La. Ann. 190 | 1847 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| McComb v. Doe | 16 Miss. 505 | 1847 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Leak v. Isaacson | 15 F. Cas. 102 | 1847 | 1 | United States | |
| Wyatt v. Brown | 16 Miss. 365 | 1847 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Chandler v. McPherson | 11 Ala. 916 | 1847 | 1 | Alabama | |
| State v. Ivey | 11 Ala. 47 | 1847 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Paschall v. Whitsett | 11 Ala. 472 | 1847 | 1 | Alabama | |
| McQuillen v. State | 16 Miss. 587 | 1847 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Smith v. Turner | 39 N.C. 433 | 1847 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Jones & Co. v. Jones | 12 Ala. 244 | 1847 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Dennistoun v. Malard | 2 La. Ann. 14 | 1847 | 1 | Louisiana |