Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Austin v. State 14 Ark. 555 1854 0 Confession of murder - dispute Arkansas
Crawford's Ex'or v. Patterson 52 Va. 364 1854 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
McClanahan v. Barrow 27 Miss. 664 1854 1 Mississippi
Fitzhugh's Ex'ors v. Fitzhugh 52 Va. 210 1854 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Braxton v. Harrison's Ex'ors 52 Va. 30 1854 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Dill v. Shahan 25 Ala. 694 1854 1 Alabama
Cleland v. Waters 16 Ga. 496 1854 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Butler v. Livingston 15 Ga. 565 1854 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Currie v. Stewart 27 Miss. 52 1854 1 Mississippi
Boltze v. State 24 Ala. 89 1854 0 Indictment for Selling Liquour to an Enslaved Person Alabama
Hatton v. McClish 6 Md. 407 1854 1 Maryland
Cannon v. Wood 34 Tenn. 177 1854 1 Tennessee
Merrick v. J. Boury & Sons 4 Ohio St. 60 1854 1 Ohio
Orcutt v. Nelson 67 Mass. 536 1854 1 Massachusetts
Kent v. Barker 68 Mass. 535 1854 1 Massachusetts
March v. Harrell 46 N.C. 329 1854 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Townshend v. Townshend 6 Md. 295 1854 0 Maryland
Franklin v. Armfield 34 Tenn. 305 1854 1 Tennessee
Garrett v. Dabney 27 Miss. 335 1854 1 Mississippi
Melvin v. Melvin 6 Md. 541 1854 0 Maryland