Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Melvin v. Melvin 6 Md. 541 1854 0 Maryland
Beck v. Rainey 28 Miss. 111 1854 0 Fraudulent disposal of property in estate Mississippi
Sevier v. McWhorter 27 Miss. 442 1854 0 Assignment Mississippi
Cobb v. O'Neal 34 Tenn. 438 1854 0 Tennessee
Basford v. Mills 6 Md. 385 1854 0 0 Maryland
Ray v. State 15 Ga. 223 1854 0 Murder case involving slave Georgia
Parker v. McCoy 51 Va. 594 1854 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Bankston v. Bankston 27 Miss. 692 1854 0 Increase in alimony based on the purchase of enslaved persons Mississippi
Parramore v. Taylor 52 Va. 220 1854 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Atwood 14 Ga. 402 1854 0 Will and testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Maury v. Coleman 24 Ala. 381 1854 0 Execution of Promissory Note Alabama
Funchess v. Seibe 26 Miss. 634 1854 0 Division of estate Mississippi
Fitzhugh's Ex'or v. Fitzhugh 52 Va. 300 1854 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Prater's Adm'r v. Darby 24 Ala. 496 1854 0 Detinue for Enslaved Persons Alabama
Ezell v. Franklin 2 Sneed 236 1854 0 Tennessee
Kidd v. Manley 28 Miss. 156 1854 0 Title to enslaved persons Mississippi
Hill v. Manser 52 Va. 522 1854 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Bush & Co. v. Jackson 24 Ala. 273 1854 0 Assumpsit Alabama
Bridgewater v. Gordon 34 Tenn. 5 1854 0 Tennessee
Beckley v. Palmer 52 Va. 625 1854 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA