Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
The Glamorgan 10 F. Cas. 463 1854 0 Alleged violation of anti-slave trade statute United States
McQueen v. McQueen 55 N.C. 16 1854 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Werner v. Kelly 9 La. Ann. 60 1854 0 Marital property, partition, defamation Louisiana
Parr v. Gibbons 27 Miss. 375 1854 0 Recovery of enslaved girl Mississippi
State v. Martinez 9 La. Ann. 530 1854 0 Criminal law, sale of liquor to enslaved person Louisiana
Daniels v. Henderson 5 Fla. 452 1854 0 Remdedy Rights Against a Mortgagor Supreme Court of FL
Boyett v. Hurst 54 N.C. 166 1854 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Biddle v. Hoyt 54 N.C. 159 1854 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Bell v. Bowen 46 N.C. 316 1854 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Charge to Grand Jury 30 F. Cas. 983 1854 0 "preceding part of the charge related to certain offences under the acts of congress against the slave-trade" - only mention of slavery United States
Jim v. State 15 Ga. 535 1854 0 Conviction for assault Supreme Court of Georgia
Earle v. Reid 25 Ala. 463 1854 0 Recovery for enslaved person Alabama
Bennett v. Woolfolk 15 Ga. 213 1854 0 Bill for slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Smith v. Smith 6 Md. 496 1854 0 0 Maryland
Thompson v. State 25 Ala. 41 1854 0 Assault and Battery of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Dunn v. State 15 Ga. 419 1854 0 Indictment for trading with a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Grayson v. Wilson 27 Miss. 553 1854 0 Administration of estate Mississippi
Hill v. McLaurin 28 Miss. 288 1854 0 Whether contract for sale of enslaved persons and property was valid Mississippi
Millard's Adm'rs v. Hall 24 Ala. 209 1854 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Shirley v. Shattuck 28 Miss. 13 1854 0 Transfer of enslaved persons as trust property Mississippi