| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magee v. Cowperthwaite | 10 Ala. 966 | 1847 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Leak v. Isaacson | 15 F. Cas. 102 | 1847 | 1 | United States | |
| Jacott v. Hobson | 11 Ala. 434 | 1847 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Moore v. Moberly | 46 Ky. 299 | 1847 | 1 | Kentucky | |
| Smith v. Turner | 39 N.C. 433 | 1847 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Trigg v. Conway | 1 Ark. Terr. Rep. 538 | 1847 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Shelton v. Pease | 10 Mo. 473 | 1847 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Bentley v. Phelps | 3 F. Cas. 244 | 1847 | 1 | United States | |
| Petty v. Wafford | 11 Ala. 143 | 1847 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Gilder v. Jeter | 11 Ala. 256 | 1847 | 1 | Alabama | |
| McDaniel v. Reed | 12 Ala. 615 | 1847 | 1 | Alabama | |
| State ex rel. Culberson v. Morgan | 29 N.C. 389 | 1847 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Waddel v. Glassel | 11 Ala. 568 | 1847 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Davis v. Coleman | 29 N.C. 426 | 1847 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Wall v. Williams | 11 Ala. 826 | 1847 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Succession of Macarty | 2 La. Ann. 979 | 1847 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Whittington v. Clarke | 16 Miss. 480 | 1847 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Taliaferro v. Brown | 11 Ala. 702 | 1847 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Dennistoun v. Nutt | 2 La. Ann. 483 | 1847 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Peters v. McKeon | 4 Denio 546 | 1847 | 1 | New York |