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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Jones v. Perkins 54 N.C. 337 1854 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Sanderford v. Moore 54 N.C. 206 1854 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Dozier v. Sprouse 54 N.C. 152 1854 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Malinda v. Gardner 24 Ala. 719 1854 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Burke v. Murphy 27 Miss. 167 1854 0 Fraudulent Conveyance Mississippi
Wilson v. Hendricks 54 N.C. 295 1854 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Nicholls v. Holmes 46 N.C. 360 1854 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Cole v. Leake 27 Miss. 767 1854 0 Distribution of profits from sale of enslaved person Mississippi
Roach v. Anderson 28 Miss. 234 1854 0 Recovery of enslaved man Mississippi
Turner v. Smith 11 Tex. 620 1854 1 Recovery of a slave Texas
Nelson's Adm'r v. Cornwell 52 Va. 724 1854 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Bryan's Adm'rs v. Bridge 10 Tex. 149 1853 0 Levy on slaves Texas
Furlow's Adm'r v. Merrell 23 Ala. 705 1853 0 Detinue Alabama
Allen v. Nordheimer 13 Ark. 339 1853 0 Action of replevin Arkansas
Kendall v. Stoker 45 N.C. 207 1853 0 Descent and distribution North Carolina
Succession of Cresswell 8 La. Ann. 122 1853 0 Emancipation, wills, property Louisiana
State v. Tom 44 N.C. 214 1853 0 Forgery North Carolina
Houston v. Crutchfield's Adm'r 22 Ala. 76 1853 0 Dispute over Sale of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Tinnen v. Mebane 10 Tex. 246 1853 0 Action to recover slaves Texas
Hilliard v. Kearney 45 N.C. 221 1853 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina