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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Koiner v. Rankin's Heirs 52 Va. 420 1854 1 Virginia
Keating v. Spink 3 Ohio St. 105 1854 1 Ohio
Thomas v. Palmer 54 N.C. 249 1854 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Holland v. Harris 34 Tenn. 68 1854 1 Tennessee
Furber v. Carter 34 Tenn. 1 1854 1 Tennessee
Coolidge v. Alcock 30 N.H. 329 1854 1 New Hampshire
Matthews v. Downs 54 N.C. 331 1854 0 Estates North Carolina
Williams v. State 34 Tenn. 160 1854 1 Tennessee
Dozier v. Sprouse 54 N.C. 152 1854 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Brinson v. Sanders 54 N.C. 210 1854 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Scheferling v. Huffman 4 Ohio St. 242 1854 1 Ohio
Succession of Jarvis 9 La. Ann. 370 1854 1 Louisiana
Jones v. Perkins 54 N.C. 337 1854 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Smith v. Godfrey 28 N.H. 379 1854 1 New Hampshire
Skinner v. Wynne 55 N.C. 41 1854 0 Descent and distribution North Carolina
Dechard v. Edwards 34 Tenn. 93 1854 1 Tennessee
Sanderford v. Moore 54 N.C. 206 1854 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Williams v. New-York Central Railroad 18 Barb. 222 1854 1 New York
Rowland's Adm'rs v. Shelton 25 Ala. 217 1854 0 Breach of Warranty Alabama
Ex parte Reid 34 Tenn. 375 1854 1 Tennessee