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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
McCandlish v. Newman 22 Pa. 460 1854 1 Pennsylvania
McLean v. Nelson 46 N.C. 396 1854 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Brevard v. Neely 34 Tenn. 164 1854 1 Tennessee
Ellis v. Murray 28 Miss. 129 1854 0 Writ of right to sale of enslaved person Mississippi
Burke v. Murphy 27 Miss. 167 1854 0 Fraudulent Conveyance Mississippi
Green v. Dibble 46 N.C. 332 1854 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Anderson v. Arrington 54 N.C. 215 1854 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Jenkins v. Peace 46 N.C. 413 1854 0 Action of replevin North Carolina
Lewis v. Lewis 46 N.C. 444 1854 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Campbell v. Smith 54 N.C. 156 1854 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Doe ex dem. Foute v. McDonald 27 Miss. 610 1854 0 Interest in enslaved persons Mississippi
Brown v. Bacon 27 Miss. 589 1854 0 Levy on enslaved persons Mississippi
Field v. Weir 28 Miss. 56 1854 0 Execution of levy on enslaved persons Mississippi
Hooper v. Edwards 25 Ala. 528 1854 1 Alabama
Henderson v. Warmack 27 Miss. 830 1854 0 Ownership of enslaved person Mississippi
Hairston v. Hairston 27 Miss. 704 1854 0 Whether wife is entitled to the distribution of husbands property, including enslaved persons Mississippi
Rabb v. McKinnie 27 Miss. 98 1854 0 Division of estate Mississippi
Thompson v. Bryan 46 N.C. 340 1854 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Dozier v. Lewis 27 Miss. 679 1854 0 Lien on enslaved persons Mississippi
Milburn v. Walker 11 Tex. 329 1854 0 Marital property dispute Texas