Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Armfield 27 N.C. 207 1844 0 North Carolina
Davis v. Thompson 9 Rob. 198 1844 0 Louisiana
Godfrey v. Hays 6 Ala. 501 1844 0 Alabama
Swanson v. White 24 Tenn. 373 1844 0 Tennessee
Hall v. Parks 9 Rob. 138 1844 1 Louisiana
Clossman v. Barbancey 7 La. 438 1844 1 Louisiana
Smoot v. Wathen 8 Mo. 522 1844 1 Missouri
McNutt ex rel. Leggett v. Bland 43 U.S. 9 1844 1 United States
Etheridge v. Bell 27 N.C. 87 1844 0 North Carolina
Cecile v. St. Denis 9 Rob. 231 1844 0 Louisiana
Gordon v. Blackman 18 S.C. Eq. 61 1844 1 South Carolina
Mitchell v. Sherman 1 Freem. Ch. 120 1844 1 Mississippi
Oliver's Ex'or v. Hallam's Adm'r 42 Va. 298 1844 1 Virginia
State v. Murphy 6 Ala. 845 1844 1 Alabama
Cummings' Heirs v. Gill's Heirs 6 Ala. 562 1844 1 Alabama
Emanuel v. Laughlin 11 Miss. 342 1844 1 Mississippi
Newcomb v. Presbrey 49 Mass. 406 1844 1 Massachusetts
Natchez Insurance v. Stanton 10 Miss. 340 1844 1 Mississippi
Ready v. Mayor of Tuskaloosa 6 Ala. 327 1844 1 Alabama
Eastman v. Foster 49 Mass. 19 1844 1 Massachusetts