Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hoy v. Taliaferro 16 Miss. 727 1847 0 Mississippi
Scott v. Fowler 7 Ark. 299 1847 1 Arkansas
McIntosh v. Smith 2 La. Ann. 756 1847 0 Louisiana
Hoyt v. Bridgewater Copper Mining Co. 6 N.J. Eq. 253 1847 1 New Jersey
Merritt v. Clow 2 Tex. 582 1847 1 Texas
Fitzgerald v. Reed 17 Miss. 94 1847 0 Mississippi
Perry v. Calhoun 27 Tenn. 551 1847 1 Tennessee
Menifee's Ad'rs v. Menifee 8 Ark. 9 1847 0 Arkansas
Thompson v. Ives 11 Ala. 239 1847 1 Alabama
United States v. Sanders 27 F. Cas. 950 1847 1 United States
Henderson v. Bank at Montgomery 11 Ala. 855 1847 1 Alabama
Ashe v. Hale 40 N.C. 55 1847 1 North Carolina
Adams v. Rowan 16 Miss. 624 1847 0 Mississippi
Bentley v. Phelps 3 F. Cas. 244 1847 1 United States
McComb v. Doe 16 Miss. 505 1847 1 Mississippi
Shepherd v. Orleans Cotton Press Co. 2 La. Ann. 100 1847 1 Louisiana
Russell v. Ashley 1 Ark. Terr. Rep. 546 1847 1 Arkansas
Magee v. Cowperthwaite 10 Ala. 966 1847 1 Alabama
Leach v. Blow 16 Miss. 221 1847 1 Mississippi
Copley v. Sanford 2 La. Ann. 335 1847 0 Louisiana