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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Ryburn v. Pryor 14 Ark. 505 1854 0 Action of trover Arkansas
Brown v. Bacon 27 Miss. 589 1854 0 Levy on enslaved persons Mississippi
Bruton v. Wooten 15 Ga. 570 1854 0 Equity action for slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Dance v. Seaman 52 Va. 778 1854 0 Action to set aside a deed of trust SC of Appeals VA
Doe ex dem. Foute v. McDonald 27 Miss. 610 1854 0 Interest in enslaved persons Mississippi
Smith's Adm'r v. Betty 52 Va. 752 1854 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Beckley v. Palmer 52 Va. 625 1854 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Robert v. West 15 Ga. 122 1854 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Millard's Adm'rs v. Hall 24 Ala. 209 1854 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Boon v. Lancaster 33 Tenn. 577 1854 0 Tennessee
Ray v. State 15 Ga. 223 1854 0 Murder case involving slave Georgia
Burke v. Murphy 27 Miss. 167 1854 0 Fraudulent Conveyance Mississippi
Hill v. Manser 52 Va. 522 1854 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Fitzhugh's Ex'or v. Fitzhugh 52 Va. 300 1854 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Lanier v. Driver 24 Ala. 149 1854 0 Will & trust Alabama
Stewart v. Burkhalter 28 Miss. 396 1854 0 Sale of enslaved persons by copartners absent order from probate court Mississippi
Alexander v. Beresford 27 Miss. 747 1854 0 Fraudulent sale of land bought using enslaved persons Mississippi
Brinson v. Sanders 54 N.C. 210 1854 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Cockrell v. Warner 14 Ark. 345 1854 0 General property liability dispute Arkansas
Parker v. McCoy 51 Va. 594 1854 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA