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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Vanzant v. Morris 25 Ala. 285 1854 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Lawson's Adm'r v. Lay's Executor 24 Ala. 184 1854 0 Detinue Alabama
Phillips v. Chappell 16 Ga. 16 1854 0 Conveyance of slave Supreme Court of Georgia
State v. Turner 5 Del. 501 1854 0 Petition for freedom Delaware
State v. York 5 Del. 493 1854 0 Larceny charge while escaping Delaware
Drumright v. Philpot 16 Ga. 424 1854 0 Breach of warranty Supreme Court of Georgia
Smith v. Smith 6 Md. 496 1854 0 0 Maryland
Mosely v. Gordon 16 Ga. 384 1854 0 Remedy for purchase of a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Burch v. Stovall 27 Miss. 725 1854 0 Validity of will Mississippi
Eskridge v. State 25 Ala. 30 1854 0 Indictment for the Crime of Mayhem Alabama
Slaughter v. Cunningham 24 Ala. 260 1854 0 Detinue Alabama
Nixon v. Robbins 24 Ala. 663 1854 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Bridges & Co. v. Phillips 25 Ala. 136 1854 0 Dispute over Gift of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Wilson v. Mace 55 N.C. 5 1854 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Sharpe v. Campbell 46 N.C. 520 1854 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Cotten v. Thompson 25 Ala. 671 1854 0 Right of Property Alabama
Wilson v. Hendricks 54 N.C. 295 1854 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Woodland v. Wallis 6 Md. 151 1854 0 Maryland
Perry v. Marsh 25 Ala. 659 1854 0 Dispute over Injury of Enslaved Person Alabama
Rowland v. Partin 54 N.C. 257 1854 0 Suit in equity North Carolina