Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Perry v. Merchants' Insurance 25 Ala. 355 1854 1 Alabama
Hately v. State 15 Ga. 346 1854 0 Indicted for sale of liquor of slave Supreme court of Georgia
Gwin v. Williams 27 Miss. 324 1854 1 Mississippi
Jordan v. Jordan 16 Ga. 446 1854 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Biscoe v. Sandefur 14 Ark. 568 1854 0 Sale dispute Arkansas
Kirkland v. Oates 25 Ala. 465 1854 1 Alabama
Vandegrift v. Page 5 Del. 439 1854 0 An trial over whether an enslaved person was being illegally transferred Delaware
Walton v. Bonham 24 Ala. 513 1854 1 Alabama
Brown v. Beason 24 Ala. 466 1854 1 Alabama
Earle v. Reid 25 Ala. 463 1854 0 Recovery for enslaved person Alabama
Wheat v. Wheat's Executors 24 Ala. 429 1854 0 Dispute over will Alabama
Smith v. Pearson 24 Ala. 355 1854 0 Bill of sale dispute Alabama
Perry v. Marsh 25 Ala. 659 1854 0 Dispute over Injury of Enslaved Person Alabama
Stevenson v. Reaves 24 Ala. 425 1854 0 Breach of warranty Alabama
Basford v. Mills 6 Md. 385 1854 0 0 Maryland
State v. Tilghman 5 Del. 495 1854 0 Whether a person was enslaved or not Delaware
State v. York 5 Del. 493 1854 0 Larceny charge while escaping Delaware
State v. Turner 5 Del. 501 1854 0 Petition for freedom Delaware
Prater v. Miller 25 Ala. 320 1854 0 Action to determine validity of a verbal contract Alabama
Hooper v. Edwards 25 Ala. 528 1854 1 Alabama