Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hairston v. Hairston 27 Miss. 704 1854 0 Whether wife is entitled to the distribution of husbands property, including enslaved persons Mississippi
John Henderson & Co. v. Clarke 27 Miss. 436 1854 0 Authority of administrator to sell enslaved persons in estate Mississippi
Prichard v. Martin 27 Miss. 305 1854 0 Overseer sues his employer for not allowing him to perform his contract Mississippi
State v. Harris 2 Sneed 224 1854 0 Tennessee
Douglass v. Harrison 2 Sneed 382 1854 0 Tennessee
Belden v. Gray 5 Fla. 504 1854 0 Bond Levying Slaves that were not Forthcoming Supreme Court of FL
Thompson v. State 25 Ala. 41 1854 0 Assault and Battery of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Millard's Adm'rs v. Hall 24 Ala. 209 1854 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Pond v. Wadsworth 24 Ala. 531 1854 0 Detinue Alabama
Butler v. Spann 27 Miss. 234 1854 0 Entitlement to possession of enslaved persons Mississippi
Hoover v. Pierce 26 Miss. 627 1854 0 Issues with consideration for promissory note for sale of enslaved persons Mississippi
Scott v. Hix 2 Sneed 192 1854 0 Tennessee
Young v. McKinnie 5 Fla. 542 1854 0 Entitlement of a Slaves Through Personal Estate After Marriage Supreme Court of FL
Parker v. McCoy 51 Va. 594 1854 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Biddle v. Hoyt 54 N.C. 159 1854 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Derrett v. Alexander 25 Ala. 265 1854 1 Alabama
Bell v. Bowen 46 N.C. 316 1854 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Brown v. Bacon 27 Miss. 589 1854 0 Levy on enslaved persons Mississippi
Clement v. Clement 54 N.C. 184 1854 0 Trusts North Carolina
Perry v. Marsh 25 Ala. 659 1854 0 Dispute over Injury of Enslaved Person Alabama