Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Johnston v. Zane's Trustees 52 Va. 552 1854 1 Virginia
Cloud v. Needles 6 Md. 501 1854 1 Maryland
McDowell v. Goldsmith 6 Md. 319 1854 1 Maryland
Wallis v. Dilley 7 Md. 237 1854 1 Maryland
Logan's Administrators v. Logan's Executors 19 Mo. 465 1854 1 Missouri
Lanahan v. Latrobe 7 Md. 268 1854 1 Maryland
Douglas v. Blackford 7 Md. 8 1854 1 Maryland
Houston v. Br. Bank at Huntsville 25 Ala. 250 1854 1 Alabama
Fowler v. Stoneum 11 Tex. 478 1854 1 Recovery for slaves Texas
Hervy v. Armstrong 15 Ark. 162 1854 0 Action against corporal punishment Arkansas
Hamilton v. Gwynn 24 Ala. 515 1854 0 Will & trust Alabama
Biscoe v. Sandefur 14 Ark. 568 1854 0 Sale dispute Arkansas
Brown v. Beason 24 Ala. 466 1854 1 Alabama
Jordan v. Jordan 16 Ga. 446 1854 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Pons v. Hart 5 Fla. 457 1854 0 Identity of Defendant's Slaves Supreme Court of FL
Vandegrift v. Page 5 Del. 439 1854 0 An trial over whether an enslaved person was being illegally transferred Delaware
Kirkland v. Oates 25 Ala. 465 1854 1 Alabama
Tatum v. Hines 15 Ark. 180 1854 0 Action to enjoin the sale of a enslaved person Arkansas
Hately v. State 15 Ga. 346 1854 0 Indicted for sale of liquor of slave Supreme court of Georgia
Charge to Grand Jury 30 F. Cas. 983 1854 0 "preceding part of the charge related to certain offences under the acts of congress against the slave-trade" - only mention of slavery United States