Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bentley v. Phelps 3 F. Cas. 244 1847 1 United States
McQuillen v. State 16 Miss. 587 1847 1 Mississippi
Womack v. Womack 2 La. Ann. 339 1847 1 Louisiana
Dees v. Tildon 2 La. Ann. 412 1847 1 Louisiana
Adams v. Turrentine 30 N.C. 147 1847 1 North Carolina
State ex rel. Bishop v. Poteet 29 N.C. 358 1847 1 North Carolina
Millaudon v. Beazley 2 La. Ann. 916 1847 1 Louisiana
City of Cincinnati v. Coombs 16 Ohio 181 1847 1 Ohio
Ashe v. Hale 40 N.C. 55 1847 1 North Carolina
Mabry v. Turrentine 30 N.C. 201 1847 1 North Carolina
Waring v. Smyth 2 Barb. Ch. 119 1847 1 New York
Hoyt v. Bridgewater Copper Mining Co. 6 N.J. Eq. 253 1847 1 New Jersey
Frink v. McClung 9 Ill. 569 1847 1 Illinois
Shepherd v. Orleans Cotton Press Co. 2 La. Ann. 100 1847 1 Louisiana
Ladd v. Tudor 14 F. Cas. 923 1847 1 United States
Willson v. Betts 4 Denio 201 1847 1 New York
Eldridge v. Turner 11 Ala. 1049 1847 1 Alabama
Heirs of Holman v. Bank of Norfolk 12 Ala. 369 1847 1 Alabama
Board of Police v. Grant 17 Miss. 77 1847 1 Mississippi
Hardy v. Carter 27 Tenn. 153 1847 1 Tennessee