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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. York 5 Del. 493 1854 0 Larceny charge while escaping Delaware
State v. Tilghman 5 Del. 495 1854 0 Whether a person was enslaved or not Delaware
Eskridge v. State 25 Ala. 30 1854 0 Indictment for the Crime of Mayhem Alabama
Windham v. Williams 27 Miss. 313 1854 0 Wrongful detention of enslaved persons from the plaintiff Mississippi
Collins v. Lester 16 Ga. 410 1854 0 Action brought to recover value of slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Vaugh v. Cox 27 Miss. 701 1854 0 Injunction preventing the removal of enslaved persons from the state Mississippi
Mosely v. Baker 2 Sneed 362 1854 0 Tennessee
Jennings v. Blocker's Adm'r 25 Ala. 415 1854 0 Detinue Alabama
Prichard v. Martin 27 Miss. 305 1854 0 Overseer sues his employer for not allowing him to perform his contract Mississippi
Bruner v. Sherley 27 Miss. 407 1854 0 Vestment of title to enslaved persons Mississippi
Fitzhugh's Ex'ors v. Fitzhugh 52 Va. 210 1854 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Spivey v. McGehee 24 Ala. 476 1854 0 Foreclosure Mortgage on Enslaved Persons Alabama
Brown v. Bacon 27 Miss. 589 1854 0 Levy on enslaved persons Mississippi
Gourley v. Thompson 2 Sneed 387 1854 0 Tennessee
Matthews v. Downs 54 N.C. 331 1854 0 Estates North Carolina
Major v. State 2 Sneed 11 1854 0 Tennessee
Doe ex dem. Foute v. McDonald 27 Miss. 610 1854 0 Interest in enslaved persons Mississippi
Burke v. Murphy 27 Miss. 167 1854 0 Fraudulent Conveyance Mississippi
Marshall v. Morris 16 Ga. 368 1854 0 Lost of deed Supreme Court of Georgia
Cobb, Welsh & Co. v. Johnson 2 Sneed 73 1854 0 Tennessee