Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Berry v. Bacon 28 Miss. 318 1854 0 Execution of deed of trust Mississippi
Sanderford v. Moore 54 N.C. 206 1854 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Brinson v. Sanders 54 N.C. 210 1854 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Wheat v. Wheat's Executors 24 Ala. 429 1854 0 Dispute over will Alabama
Dozier v. Sprouse 54 N.C. 152 1854 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Johnston v. Dick 27 Miss. 277 1854 0 Fraudulent conveyance Mississippi
Lanier v. Driver 24 Ala. 149 1854 0 Will & trust Alabama
Gould v. Hays 25 Ala. 426 1854 0 Will & trust Alabama
Perry v. Marsh 25 Ala. 659 1854 0 Dispute over Injury of Enslaved Person Alabama
Lodano v. State 25 Ala. 64 1854 0 Recovery for freedom Alabama
Sargent v. Caldwell 16 Ga. 64 1854 0 Slave contract Supreme Court of Georgia
Dixon v. Thatcher 14 Ark. 141 1854 0 Action of replevein for property Arkansas
O'Neill v. Henderson 15 Ark. 235 1854 0 Action of detinue Arkansas
Lowe v. Lowe 6 Md. 347 1854 0 Maryland
Roach v. Anderson 28 Miss. 234 1854 0 Recovery of enslaved man Mississippi
Boon v. Lancaster 33 Tenn. 577 1854 0 Tennessee
Marchman v. Todd 15 Ga. 25 1854 0 Recovery for slave Georgia
Ellis v. Murray 28 Miss. 129 1854 0 Writ of right to sale of enslaved person Mississippi
Booth v. Terrell 16 Ga. 20 1854 0 Action of Trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Townsend v. Jeffries' Adm'r 24 Ala. 329 1854 0 Trespass Alabama