Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
John v. State 16 Ga. 200 1854 0 Trial of slave for murder Supreme Court of Georgia
United States ex rel. Garland v. Morris 26 F. Cas. 1318 1854 0 United States
Jewell v. Center 25 Ala. 498 1854 1 Alabama
Drumright v. Philpot 16 Ga. 424 1854 0 Breach of warranty Supreme Court of Georgia
Caperton v. Gregory 52 Va. 505 1854 1 Virginia
Freeman v. Flood 16 Ga. 528 1854 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Cobb v. O'Neal 34 Tenn. 438 1854 0 Tennessee
Frazer's Adm'r v. Bevill 52 Va. 9 1854 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
McKee v. Barley 52 Va. 340 1854 1 Virginia
Cochran v. Paris 52 Va. 348 1854 1 Virginia
Poage v. State 3 Ohio St. 229 1854 1 Ohio
Edelen v. Edelen 6 Md. 288 1854 1 Maryland
Dorsey v. Warfield 7 Md. 65 1854 1 Maryland
Pates v. St. Clair 52 Va. 22 1854 1 Virginia
Phillips v. Chappell 16 Ga. 16 1854 0 Conveyance of slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Wellersburg & West Newton Plank Road Co. v. Bruce 6 Md. 457 1854 1 Maryland
Johnston v. Slater 52 Va. 321 1854 1 Virginia
Crabb's Administrator v. Thomas 25 Ala. 212 1854 0 Suit over Estate Alabama
Stone v. Wood 16 Ill. 177 1854 1 Illinois
Findley's Ex'ors v. Findley 52 Va. 434 1854 1 Virginia