Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Jones v. Perkins 54 N.C. 337 1854 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Smith's Adm'r v. Betty 52 Va. 752 1854 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
State v. York 5 Del. 493 1854 0 Larceny charge while escaping Delaware
State v. Turner 5 Del. 501 1854 0 Petition for freedom Delaware
Ridge v. Featherston 15 Ark. 159 1854 0 Action for trespass Arkansas
Roane v. Rives 15 Ark. 328 1854 0 Recovery for enslaved person Arkansas
Sarah v. State 28 Miss. 267 1854 0 Indictment of enslaved woman for attempted murder Mississippi
Nelson's Adm'r v. Cornwell 52 Va. 724 1854 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Jim v. State 15 Ga. 535 1854 0 Conviction for assault Supreme Court of Georgia
Booth v. Terrell 16 Ga. 20 1854 0 Action of Trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Mealing v. Pace 14 Ga. 596 1854 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Jones v. Hamlet 2 Sneed 256 1854 0 Tennessee
Cobb, Welsh & Co. v. Johnson 2 Sneed 73 1854 0 Tennessee
Gee v. Gee 2 Sneed 395 1854 0 Tennessee
Ezell v. Franklin 2 Sneed 236 1854 0 Tennessee
Boon v. Lancaster 33 Tenn. 577 1854 0 Tennessee
Cannon v. Phillips 2 Sneed 185 1854 0 Tennessee
Turner v. Turner 34 Tenn. 27 1854 0 Tennessee
Young v. McKinnie 5 Fla. 542 1854 0 Entitlement of a Slaves Through Personal Estate After Marriage Supreme Court of FL
Nichols v. Campbell 51 Va. 560 1854 0 Action in detinue SC of Appeals VA