Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
United States v. Sanders 27 F. Cas. 950 1847 1 United States
Perry v. Calhoun 27 Tenn. 551 1847 1 Tennessee
New Orleans Canal & Banking Co. v. Bry 2 La. Ann. 303 1847 1 Louisiana
Prendergast v. Perkins 2 La. Ann. 384 1847 1 Louisiana
Hoyt v. Bridgewater Copper Mining Co. 6 N.J. Eq. 253 1847 1 New Jersey
Scott v. Fowler 7 Ark. 299 1847 1 Arkansas
Russell v. Ashley 1 Ark. Terr. Rep. 546 1847 1 Arkansas
Martin v. Youngblood 27 Tenn. 581 1847 0 Tennessee
Trigg v. Conway 24 F. Cas. 194 1847 0 United States
Commonwealth v. Helmondollor 45 Va. 536 1847 1 Virginia
Trapnall v. Jordan 7 Ark. 430 1847 0 Arkansas
Clement v. Hawkins 16 Miss. 339 1847 1 Mississippi
Robbins v. McKnight 5 N.J. Eq. 642 1847 1 New Jersey
Branch Bank at Huntsville v. Steele 10 Ala. 915 1847 1 Alabama
Blake v. Langdon 19 Vt. 485 1847 1 Vermont
Braxton v. Wood's adm'r 45 Va. 25 1847 1 Virginia
Shilling v. Shilling 6 Gill 171 1847 0 Maryland
Burrage's Lessee v. Beardsley 16 Ohio 438 1847 1 Ohio
Clapp v. Walters 2 Tex. 130 1847 0 Texas
Buchan v. Sumner 2 Barb. Ch. 165 1847 1 New York