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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Burke v. Murphy 27 Miss. 167 1854 0 Fraudulent Conveyance Mississippi
Johnson v. Arnold 47 N.C. 113 1854 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Doe ex dem. Foute v. McDonald 27 Miss. 610 1854 0 Interest in enslaved persons Mississippi
Newland v. Newland 46 N.C. 463 1854 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Hoover v. Pierce 26 Miss. 627 1854 0 Issues with consideration for promissory note for sale of enslaved persons Mississippi
Brown v. Bacon 27 Miss. 589 1854 0 Levy on enslaved persons Mississippi
Bruner v. Sherley 27 Miss. 407 1854 0 Vestment of title to enslaved persons Mississippi
Prichard v. Martin 27 Miss. 305 1854 0 Overseer sues his employer for not allowing him to perform his contract Mississippi
Vaugh v. Cox 27 Miss. 701 1854 0 Injunction preventing the removal of enslaved persons from the state Mississippi
Butler v. Spann 27 Miss. 234 1854 0 Entitlement to possession of enslaved persons Mississippi
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
Fay v. Hall 25 Ala. 704 1854 0 Assumpsit Alabama
Lyon v. Howard 16 Ga. 481 1854 0 Equity Claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Pierce v. John 6 Md. 28 1854 0 Maryland
McDowell's Ex'or v. Crawford 52 Va. 377 1854 1 Virginia
Marshall v. Morris 16 Ga. 368 1854 0 Lost of deed Supreme Court of Georgia
Mosely v. Gordon 16 Ga. 384 1854 0 Remedy for purchase of a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Goodwyn v. Goodwyn 16 Ga. 114 1854 0 Action of Trover Supreme Court of Georgia