Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Alexander v. Ghiselin 5 Gill 138 1847 0 Maryland
Adams v. Turrentine 30 N.C. 147 1847 1 North Carolina
State v. George 29 N.C. 321 1847 0 North Carolina
Anderson v. Hammond 5 Gill 461 1847 0 Maryland
Clement v. Hawkins 16 Miss. 339 1847 1 Mississippi
Coleman v. Freeman 3 Ga. 137 1847 1 Georgia
Rippy v. Gant 39 N.C. 443 1847 0 North Carolina
Cameron v. Clarke, Smith & Co. 11 Ala. 259 1847 0 Alabama
Planters Bank v. Bass 2 La. Ann. 430 1847 1 Louisiana
McLane v. Spence 11 Ala. 172 1847 0 Alabama
Hoyt v. Bridgewater Copper Mining Co. 6 N.J. Eq. 253 1847 1 New Jersey
Shepherd v. Orleans Cotton Press Co. 2 La. Ann. 100 1847 1 Louisiana
Merritt v. Clow 2 Tex. 582 1847 1 Texas
Murray v. Gibson 2 La. Ann. 311 1847 1 Louisiana
Succession of Montgomery 2 La. Ann. 469 1847 0 Louisiana
Bach v. Barrett 2 La. Ann. 955 1847 0 Louisiana
Cane v. Alley 2 La. Ann. 918 1847 1 Louisiana
Dennistoun v. Nutt 2 La. Ann. 483 1847 1 Louisiana
Mercer v. Hall 2 Tex. 284 1847 0 Texas
Parker v. Alexander 2 La. Ann. 188 1847 1 Louisiana