Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Gourley v. Thompson 2 Sneed 387 1854 0 Tennessee
Kerr v. Laird 27 Miss. 544 1854 1 Mississippi
Crosby v. Hawthorn 25 Ala. 221 1854 0 Action for Attempting to Assist Enslaved Persons to Escape Alabama
McCandlish v. Newman 22 Pa. 460 1854 1 Pennsylvania
Brevard v. Neely 34 Tenn. 164 1854 1 Tennessee
Staton v. Pittman 52 Va. 99 1854 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Mosely v. Baker 2 Sneed 362 1854 0 Tennessee
State v. Turner 5 Del. 501 1854 0 Petition for freedom Delaware
McElhaney v. State 24 Ala. 71 1854 0 Harboring an Enslaved Person Alabama
Gee v. Gee 2 Sneed 395 1854 0 Tennessee
Marchman v. Todd 15 Ga. 25 1854 0 Recovery for slave Georgia
State v. York 5 Del. 493 1854 0 Larceny charge while escaping Delaware
Martin's Executrix v. Martin 25 Ala. 201 1854 0 Trover for conversion of enslaved person Alabama
Douglass v. Harrison 2 Sneed 382 1854 0 Tennessee
State v. Tilghman 5 Del. 495 1854 0 Whether a person was enslaved or not Delaware
Belden v. Gray 5 Fla. 504 1854 0 Bond Levying Slaves that were not Forthcoming Supreme Court of FL
Mealing v. Pace 14 Ga. 596 1854 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
State v. Harris 2 Sneed 224 1854 0 Tennessee
Cheshire v. Purcell 52 Va. 771 1854 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Parramore v. Taylor 52 Va. 220 1854 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA