Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Field v. Field 4 Sarat. Ch. Sent. 528 1847 1 New York
Mundy v. Vawter 44 Va. 518 1847 1 Virginia
Branch Bank at Huntsville v. Steele 10 Ala. 915 1847 1 Alabama
Willson v. Betts 4 Denio 201 1847 1 New York
United States v. Sanders 27 F. Cas. 950 1847 1 United States
Russell v. Ashley 1 Ark. Terr. Rep. 546 1847 1 Arkansas
United States v. New Bedford Bridge 27 F. Cas. 91 1847 1 United States
King v. Bucks 11 Ala. 217 1847 1 Alabama
Buchan v. Sumner 2 Barb. Ch. 165 1847 1 New York
Dargan v. Waring 11 Ala. 988 1847 1 Alabama
Forgay v. Lambeth 2 La. Ann. 589 1847 1 Louisiana
Waring v. Smyth 2 Barb. Ch. 119 1847 1 New York
West v. Stewart 7 Pa. 122 1847 1 Pennsylvania
Carden v. Spilman 1 Unrep. Tenn. Cas. 25 1847 1 Tennessee
Barry v. Barry 1 Md. Ch. 20 1847 1 Maryland
Womack v. Womack 2 La. Ann. 339 1847 1 Louisiana
White v. White 5 Gill 359 1847 1 Maryland
Graves v. Weeks 19 Vt. 178 1847 1 Vermont
Nicoll v. American Ins. 18 F. Cas. 231 1847 1 United States
Frink v. McClung 9 Ill. 569 1847 1 Illinois