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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Beall v. Blake 16 Ga. 119 1854 0 Equity action Supreme Court of Georgia
Davis v. Moody 15 Ga. 175 1854 0 Conveyance of slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Green, Tracy & Co. v. Ingram 16 Ga. 164 1854 0 Levy and Claim 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
Alabama Life Insurance & Trust Co. v. Pettway 24 Ala. 544 1854 0 Foreclosure on a Deed Alabama
Jesse v. State 28 Miss. 100 1854 0 Indictment of enslaved man for burning of property Mississippi
Isbell v. Maclin 24 Ala. 315 1854 0 Debt dispute Alabama
Golding v. Golding's Adm'r 24 Ala. 122 1854 0 Will & trust Alabama
Ragan v. Gray 27 Miss. 645 1854 0 Whether equity was attached on promissory note for purchase of plantation and enslaved persons Mississippi
Lawson v. Shotwell 27 Miss. 630 1854 0 Entitlement to alimony after divorce Mississippi
Moss v. Sandefur 15 Ark. 381 1854 0 Probate dispute Arkansas
Jordan v. Jordan 16 Ga. 446 1854 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Brown v. Collins 14 Ark. 421 1854 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Johnson v. McDaniel 15 Ark. 109 1854 0 Action for deceit Arkansas
Hervy v. Armstrong 15 Ark. 162 1854 0 Action against corporal punishment Arkansas
Tatum v. Hines 15 Ark. 180 1854 0 Action to enjoin the sale of a enslaved person Arkansas
Pons v. Hart 5 Fla. 457 1854 0 Identity of Defendant's Slaves Supreme Court of FL
Biscoe v. Sandefur 14 Ark. 568 1854 0 Sale dispute Arkansas
Vandegrift v. Page 5 Del. 439 1854 0 An trial over whether an enslaved person was being illegally transferred Delaware
In re Booth 3 Wis. 157 1854 0 Wisconsin