Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
McElhaney v. State 24 Ala. 71 1854 0 Harboring an Enslaved Person Alabama
Alexander v. State 12 Tex. 540 1854 0 Larceny of a slave dispute Texas
Moseley v. Wilkinson 24 Ala. 411 1854 0 Trespass Alabama
Rumbly v. Stainton 24 Ala. 712 1854 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Bryan v. Weems 25 Ala. 195 1854 0 Question of expiration term for Enslaved Personsto be hired out Alabama
Spivey v. McGehee 24 Ala. 476 1854 0 Foreclosure Mortgage on Enslaved Persons Alabama
Vanzant v. Morris 25 Ala. 285 1854 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Nixon v. Robbins 24 Ala. 663 1854 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Avery v. Avery 12 Tex. 54 1854 0 Suit to recover a slave Texas
Florey's Executors v. Florey 24 Ala. 241 1854 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Napier v. Barry 24 Ala. 511 1854 0 Trover for conversion of enslaved person Alabama
Pond v. Wadsworth 24 Ala. 531 1854 0 Detinue Alabama
Derrett v. Alexander 25 Ala. 265 1854 1 Alabama
Smith v. Pearson 24 Ala. 355 1854 0 Bill of sale dispute Alabama
Stevenson v. Reaves 24 Ala. 425 1854 0 Breach of warranty Alabama
Hinton v. Powell 54 N.C. 230 1854 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Nicholls v. Holmes 46 N.C. 360 1854 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Tarkington v. McRea 47 N.C. 47 1854 0 Action for penalties North Carolina
Hurdle v. Outlaw 55 N.C. 75 1854 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Carter v. Carter 28 Miss. 326 1854 0 Bond on enslaved persons in estate (?) Mississippi