Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
McQueen v. McQueen 55 N.C. 16 1854 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Hess v. Newcomer 7 Md. 325 1854 1 Maryland
Hoover v. Pierce 26 Miss. 627 1854 0 Issues with consideration for promissory note for sale of enslaved persons Mississippi
John Henderson & Co. v. Clarke 27 Miss. 436 1854 0 Authority of administrator to sell enslaved persons in estate Mississippi
Ecoles v. Hill 13 Tex. 65 1854 0 Note of sale dispute Texas
Hall v. Harris 11 Tex. 300 1854 0 Trust deed of slaves dispute Texas
Kelso v. Townsend 13 Tex. 140 1854 0 Claim to sell two slaves dispute Texas
Thomas v. Chance 11 Tex. 634 1854 0 Bill of sale dispute Texas
Murphy's Administrators v. Crain 12 Tex. 297 1854 0 Breach of warranty dispute Texas
Neill v. Keese 13 Tex. 187 1854 0 Action to order sale of slaves Texas
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
Johnston v. Dick 27 Miss. 277 1854 0 Fraudulent conveyance Mississippi
Kerr v. Laird 27 Miss. 544 1854 1 Mississippi
Avery v. Avery 12 Tex. 54 1854 0 Suit to recover a slave Texas
Cantzon's Lessee v. Dorr 27 Miss. 245 1854 0 Recovery of enslaved persons Mississippi
Lamb v. Pigford 54 N.C. 195 1854 0 Trusts North Carolina
Jarrett v. Johnson 52 Va. 327 1854 1 Virginia
Rowland v. Partin 54 N.C. 257 1854 0 Suit in equity North Carolina