Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Smith v. Pratt 13 Ohio 548 1844 1 Ohio
Pierce v. Gates 7 Blackf. 162 1844 1 Indiana
Whitesides v. Russell 8 Watts & Serg. 44 1844 1 Pennsylvania
Jackson's Heirs v. Jackson's Adm'r 42 Va. 144 1844 0 SC of Appeals VA
Williams v. Jarrot 6 Ill. 120 1844 0 Civil Illinois
Boyd's Heirs v. Magruder's Heirs 41 Va. 761 1844 1 Virginia
Percy v. White 7 La. 513 1844 1 Louisiana
Mason v. Moyers 41 Va. 606 1844 1 Virginia
Hynson v. Dunn 5 Ark. 395 1844 0 Arkansas
Bailey's Adm'x v. Robinsons 42 Va. 4 1844 0 SC of Appeals VA
Crippen v. Bearden 24 Tenn. 129 1844 0 Tennessee
Hogan v. Carr 6 Ala. 471 1844 0 Alabama
Moore v. Spence 6 Ala. 506 1844 0 Alabama
Follain v. Broussard 9 Rob. 72 1844 1 Louisiana
Lord v. State 16 N.H. 325 1844 1 New Hampshire
Wafer v. Hemken 9 Rob. 203 1844 0 Louisiana
Louisville, Cincinnati, & Charleston Rail-road v. Letson 43 U.S. 497 1844 1 United States
Ferrand v. Howard 38 N.C. 381 1844 0 North Carolina
State v. Armfield 27 N.C. 207 1844 0 North Carolina
Davis v. Thompson 9 Rob. 198 1844 0 Louisiana