| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardy v. Carter | 27 Tenn. 153 | 1847 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Frink v. McClung | 9 Ill. 569 | 1847 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Field v. Field | 4 Sarat. Ch. Sent. 528 | 1847 | 1 | New York | |
| Fisk v. Fisk | 2 La. Ann. 71 | 1847 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Akin v. Drummond | 2 La. Ann. 92 | 1847 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| White v. White | 5 Gill 359 | 1847 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Barry v. Barry | 1 Md. Ch. 20 | 1847 | 1 | Maryland | |
| White v. White | 1 Md. Ch. 53 | 1847 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Creath's Administrator v. Sims | 46 U.S. 192 | 1847 | 1 | United States | |
| Myer v. Rives | 11 Ala. 760 | 1847 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Dees v. Tildon | 2 La. Ann. 412 | 1847 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Mundy v. Vawter | 44 Va. 518 | 1847 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Brown v. Stewart | 1 Md. Ch. 87 | 1847 | 1 | Maryland | |
| McGunigal v. Mong | 5 Pa. 269 | 1847 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Thurlow v. Massachusetts | 46 U.S. 504 | 1847 | 1 | United States | |
| Nicoll v. American Ins. | 18 F. Cas. 231 | 1847 | 1 | United States | |
| Sullivan v. Violett | 6 Gill 181 | 1847 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Kirkpatrick v. Davidson | 2 Ga. 297 | 1847 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Carrington v. Otis | 45 Va. 235 | 1847 | 1 | Virginia | |
| McKee v. Jones | 6 Pa. 425 | 1847 | 1 | Pennsylvania |