Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hill v. McLaurin 28 Miss. 288 1854 0 Whether contract for sale of enslaved persons and property was valid Mississippi
Jayne v. Dillon 28 Miss. 283 1854 0 Replevin Mississippi
Roach v. Anderson 28 Miss. 234 1854 0 Recovery of enslaved man Mississippi
Stevenson v. Reaves 24 Ala. 425 1854 0 Breach of warranty Alabama
Smith v. Pearson 24 Ala. 355 1854 0 Bill of sale dispute Alabama
Florey's Executors v. Florey 24 Ala. 241 1854 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Ellis v. Murray 28 Miss. 129 1854 0 Writ of right to sale of enslaved person Mississippi
Beck v. Rainey 28 Miss. 111 1854 0 Fraudulent disposal of property in estate Mississippi
Funchess v. Seibe 26 Miss. 634 1854 0 Division of estate Mississippi
Ferguson v. Baber's Adm'rs 24 Ala. 402 1854 0 Seziure of enslaved persons Alabama
Hoover v. Pierce 26 Miss. 627 1854 0 Issues with consideration for promissory note for sale of enslaved persons Mississippi
Field v. Weir 28 Miss. 56 1854 0 Execution of levy on enslaved persons Mississippi
Boon v. Lancaster 33 Tenn. 577 1854 0 Tennessee
Jelks v. McRae 25 Ala. 440 1854 0 Confession of enslaved person Alabama
Shirley v. Shattuck 28 Miss. 13 1854 0 Transfer of enslaved persons as trust property Mississippi
Love v. Graham 25 Ala. 187 1854 0 Dispute over Marriage Contract Alabama
Bush & Co. v. Jackson 24 Ala. 273 1854 0 Assumpsit Alabama
Prater's Adm'r v. Darby 24 Ala. 496 1854 0 Detinue for Enslaved Persons Alabama
Perry v. Marsh 25 Ala. 659 1854 0 Dispute over Injury of Enslaved Person Alabama
Major v. State 2 Sneed 11 1854 0 Tennessee