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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
Dozier v. Lewis 27 Miss. 679 1854 0 Lien on enslaved persons Mississippi
Johnston v. Dick 27 Miss. 277 1854 0 Fraudulent conveyance Mississippi
In re Booth 3 Wis. 157 1854 0 Wisconsin
State v. Windsor 5 Del. 512 1854 0 Witness to a homicide Delaware
Jesse v. State 28 Miss. 100 1854 0 Indictment of enslaved man for burning of property Mississippi
Lawson v. Shotwell 27 Miss. 630 1854 0 Entitlement to alimony after divorce Mississippi
Ragan v. Gray 27 Miss. 645 1854 0 Whether equity was attached on promissory note for purchase of plantation and enslaved persons Mississippi
Golding v. Golding's Adm'r 24 Ala. 122 1854 0 Will & trust Alabama
Green, Tracy & Co. v. Ingram 16 Ga. 164 1854 0 Levy and Claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Hately v. State 15 Ga. 346 1854 0 Indicted for sale of liquor of slave Supreme court of Georgia
Bulloch v. Smith 15 Ga. 395 1854 0 Contract dispute over slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Isbell v. Maclin 24 Ala. 315 1854 0 Debt dispute Alabama
Davis v. Moody 15 Ga. 175 1854 0 Conveyance of slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Beall v. Blake 16 Ga. 119 1854 0 Equity action Supreme Court of Georgia
Rives v. Baptiste 25 Ala. 382 1854 0 Will & trust Alabama
Poythress v. Poythress 16 Ga. 406 1854 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of georgia
Woods v. Ridley 27 Miss. 119 1854 0 Right of administrator to hire enslaved persons and rent land Mississippi
The Glamorgan 10 F. Cas. 463 1854 0 Alleged violation of anti-slave trade statute United States
Pons v. Hart 5 Fla. 457 1854 0 Identity of Defendant's Slaves Supreme Court of FL