| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown v. Forbes | 16 Miss. 498 | 1847 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Brown v. Stewart | 1 Md. Ch. 87 | 1847 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Nicoll v. American Ins. | 18 F. Cas. 231 | 1847 | 1 | United States | |
| Creath's Administrator v. Sims | 46 U.S. 192 | 1847 | 1 | United States | |
| Fisk v. Fisk | 2 La. Ann. 71 | 1847 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Cox v. Adams | 2 Ga. 158 | 1847 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Rowland v. Logan | 11 Ala. 663 | 1847 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Kirkpatrick v. Davidson | 2 Ga. 297 | 1847 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Russell v. Moore | 16 Miss. 700 | 1847 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| United States v. Sanders | 27 F. Cas. 950 | 1847 | 1 | United States | |
| McGunigal v. Mong | 5 Pa. 269 | 1847 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| McKee v. Jones | 6 Pa. 425 | 1847 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| McTavish v. Carroll | 1 Md. Ch. 160 | 1847 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Dees v. Tildon | 2 La. Ann. 412 | 1847 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Carrington v. Otis | 45 Va. 235 | 1847 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Myer v. Rives | 11 Ala. 760 | 1847 | 1 | Alabama | |
| White v. White | 1 Md. Ch. 53 | 1847 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Sullivan v. Violett | 6 Gill 181 | 1847 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Williams v. Vance | 2 La. Ann. 908 | 1847 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Akin v. Drummond | 2 La. Ann. 92 | 1847 | 1 | Louisiana |