Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Welsh v. Shields 12 La. 527 1846 1 Louisiana
Bohr v. Steamboat Baton Rouge 15 Miss. 715 1846 1 Mississippi
Compton v. Barnes 4 Gill 55 1846 0 Maryland
Sutherland v. DeLeon 1 Tex. 250 1846 1 Texas
Mudd v. Turton 4 Gill 233 1846 0 Maryland
Rugely v. Robinson 10 Ala. 702 1846 0 Alabama
Erwin v. Lowry 1 La. Ann. 276 1846 0 Louisiana
Abney v. Kingsland & Co. 10 Ala. 355 1846 0 Alabama
James v. Scott 9 Ala. 579 1846 0 Alabama
Wright v. Zeigler 1 Ga. 324 1846 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Shepperson v. Shepperson 43 Va. 501 1846 1 Virginia
Givens v. Lawler 9 Ala. 543 1846 0 Alabama
Massey v. Walker 10 Ala. 288 1846 0 Alabama
Robinson v. Robinson 26 Tenn. 440 1846 0 Tennessee
Commissioners of the Exchange & Banking Co. of New Orleans v. Bein 12 La. 578 1846 1 Louisiana
Watt v. Rice 1 La. Ann. 280 1846 0 Louisiana
Delafield v. Anderson 15 Miss. 630 1846 1 Mississippi
Ellis v. Ward 15 Miss. 651 1846 1 Mississippi
Simpson v. Simpson 26 Tenn. 275 1846 0 Tennessee
Kirkland v. New Orleans Gas Light & Banking Co. 1 La. Ann. 299 1846 0 Louisiana