Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
March v. Harrell 46 N.C. 329 1854 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Roane v. Rives 15 Ark. 328 1854 0 Recovery for enslaved person Arkansas
Steele v. Mealing 24 Ala. 285 1854 0 Dispute over Mortgage Alabama
State v. Harris 2 Sneed 224 1854 0 Tennessee
Alexander v. Beresford 27 Miss. 747 1854 0 Fraudulent sale of land bought using enslaved persons Mississippi
Prater v. Miller 25 Ala. 320 1854 0 Action to determine validity of a verbal contract Alabama
Cantzon's Lessee v. Dorr 27 Miss. 245 1854 0 Recovery of enslaved persons Mississippi
Rowland's Adm'rs v. Shelton 25 Ala. 217 1854 0 Breach of Warranty Alabama
Barringer v. Boyd 27 Miss. 473 1854 0 Judgment against slaveholder Mississippi
Douglass v. Harrison 2 Sneed 382 1854 0 Tennessee
Phillips v. State ex rel. Saunders 15 Ga. 518 1854 0 Possessory warranty Supreme Court of Georgia
Duncan v. Stewart 25 Ala. 408 1854 0 Trust & estate Alabama
Salmons v. Roundtree 24 Ala. 458 1854 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
Crawford's Ex'or v. Patterson 52 Va. 364 1854 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Scott v. Hix 2 Sneed 192 1854 0 Tennessee
Tinnin v. Price 27 Miss. 619 1854 0 Distribution of estate Mississippi
Thomas v. Palmer 54 N.C. 249 1854 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Hall v. Hall 27 Miss. 458 1854 0 Trover to recover value of enslaved man Mississippi
Carpenter v. State 23 Ala. 84 1853 0 Indictment on assault Alabama
Pettibone v. James 25 Miss. 495 1853 0 Payment of expenses to manage plantation of estate Mississippi