Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Vaugh v. Cox 27 Miss. 701 1854 0 Injunction preventing the removal of enslaved persons from the state Mississippi
Grayson v. Wilson 27 Miss. 553 1854 0 Administration of estate Mississippi
Butler v. Spann 27 Miss. 234 1854 0 Entitlement to possession of enslaved persons Mississippi
Wall v. Wall 28 Miss. 409 1854 0 Whether enslaved persons are part of an estate Mississippi
Slaughter v. Cunningham 24 Ala. 260 1854 0 Detinue Alabama
Parker v. McCoy 51 Va. 594 1854 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Hairston v. Hairston 27 Miss. 704 1854 0 Whether wife is entitled to the distribution of husbands property, including enslaved persons Mississippi
Sweeney v. State 16 Ga. 467 1854 0 Indictment for state offense Supreme Court of Georgia
Dozier v. Lewis 27 Miss. 679 1854 0 Lien on enslaved persons Mississippi
Shirley v. Shattuck 28 Miss. 13 1854 0 Transfer of enslaved persons as trust property Mississippi
Agee v. State 25 Ala. 67 1854 0 Indictment for selling liquor to enslaved person Alabama
Johnston v. Dick 27 Miss. 277 1854 0 Fraudulent conveyance Mississippi
Smith v. Smith 6 Md. 496 1854 0 0 Maryland
Cantzon's Lessee v. Dorr 27 Miss. 245 1854 0 Recovery of enslaved persons Mississippi
Downey v. Barnett 27 Miss. 409 1854 0 Contract for sale of enslaved persons to be sold to execute deed Mississippi
O'Neill v. Henderson 15 Ark. 235 1854 0 Action of detinue Arkansas
Bridgewater v. Gordon 34 Tenn. 5 1854 0 Tennessee
Malinda v. Gardner 24 Ala. 719 1854 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Montgomery v. Givhan 24 Ala. 568 1854 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Nabors v. McKay 27 Miss. 799 1854 0 Sale of enslaved persons in estate Mississippi