Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Trustees of Jefferson College v. Dickson 1 Freem. Ch. 474 1844 1 Mississippi
Powell v. Kettelle 6 Ill. 491 1844 1 Illinois
Hollingsworth v. Detroit 12 F. Cas. 352 1844 1 United States
Adams v. Roberts 43 U.S. 486 1844 1 United States
Davis v. Mikell 1 Freem. Ch. 548 1844 1 Mississippi
Executors of Niemcewicz v. Bartlett 13 Ohio 271 1844 1 Ohio
Carmena v. Doherty 7 La. 57 1844 1 Louisiana
Waldron v. Gianini 6 Hill & Den. 601 1844 1 New York
Brackett v. Blake 48 Mass. 335 1844 1 Massachusetts
Keyes v. Shannon 8 Rob. 172 1844 1 Louisiana
Governor v. Hinchman 42 Va. 157 1844 1 Virginia
Clarke v. Curtis 42 Va. 289 1844 1 Virginia
Newsom v. Newsom 26 N.C. 381 1844 1 North Carolina
Coons v. Threldkeld 9 Rob. 153 1844 1 Louisiana
Leckie v. Fenner 9 Rob. 189 1844 1 Louisiana
President of the Planters Bank v. Walker 11 Miss. 409 1844 1 Mississippi
Ohio Life Insurance & Trust Co. v. Urbana Insurance 13 Ohio 220 1844 1 Ohio
Nicholson v. Jacobs 8 Rob. 233 1844 1 Louisiana
Gilman v. Kibler 24 Tenn. 19 1844 1 Tennessee
Gillet v. Rachal 9 Rob. 276 1844 1 Louisiana