| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State v. George | 29 N.C. 321 | 1847 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Clarissa | 11 Ala. 57 | 1847 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Sheppards v. Turpin | 3 Gratt. 373 | 1847 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| Carter v. Buchannon | 3 Ga. 513 | 1847 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Martin v. Youngblood | 27 Tenn. 581 | 1847 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Edney v. King | 39 N.C. 465 | 1847 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Fox v. Ohio | 46 U.S. 410 | 1847 | 1 | United States | |
| Thurlow v. Massachusetts | 46 U.S. 504 | 1847 | 1 | United States | |
| Kirkpatrick v. Davidson | 2 Ga. 297 | 1847 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Brown v. Stewart | 1 Md. Ch. 87 | 1847 | 1 | Maryland | |
| United States v. Sanders | 27 F. Cas. 950 | 1847 | 1 | United States | |
| Dees v. Tildon | 2 La. Ann. 412 | 1847 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Fisk v. Fisk | 2 La. Ann. 71 | 1847 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Russell v. Moore | 16 Miss. 700 | 1847 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Creath's Administrator v. Sims | 46 U.S. 192 | 1847 | 1 | United States | |
| Sullivan v. Violett | 6 Gill 181 | 1847 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Nicoll v. American Ins. | 18 F. Cas. 231 | 1847 | 1 | United States | |
| Collins v. Myers | 16 Ohio 547 | 1847 | 1 | Ohio | |
| White v. White | 5 Gill 359 | 1847 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Succession of Glover | 2 La. Ann. 4 | 1847 | 1 | Louisiana |