Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Lewis v. Simonton 27 Tenn. 185 1847 0 Tennessee
Adams v. Gay 19 Vt. 358 1847 1 Vermont
Yerby v. Lynch 44 Va. 460 1847 1 Virginia
Marshall v. Stephens 27 Tenn. 159 1847 0 Tennessee
Buchanan v. Matlock 27 Tenn. 390 1847 0 Tennessee
Martin v. Youngblood 27 Tenn. 581 1847 0 Tennessee
Gary v. May 16 Ohio 66 1847 1 Ohio
Felder v. Harper 12 Ala. 612 1847 0 Alabama
Buchanan v. Pue 6 Gill 112 1847 0 Maryland
Costigan v. Sewall 6 Gill 232 1847 0 Maryland
Conrey v. Elbert 2 La. Ann. 18 1847 1 Louisiana
Shilling v. Shilling 6 Gill 171 1847 0 Maryland
Naglee v. Ingersoll 7 Pa. 185 1847 1 Pennsylvania
Splane v. Mitcheltree 2 La. Ann. 265 1847 1 Louisiana
In re Belt 2 Edm. Sel. Cas. 93 1848 0 Civil SC of New York
Tyler v. McCardle 17 Miss. 230 1848 1 Mississippi
Howe & Wallace v. Waysman 12 Mo. 169 1848 1 Missouri
Dogget v. Lane 12 Mo. 215 1848 1 Missouri
Saddler v. Apple 28 Tenn. 342 1848 0 Tennessee
Hawkins v. Skeggs's adm'r 29 Tenn. 31 1848 0 Tennessee