Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Nixon's Heirs v. Cargo's Heirs 28 Miss. 414 1854 1 Mississippi
New Orleans, Jackson, & Great Northern Railroad v. Harris 27 Miss. 517 1854 1 Mississippi
Brown v. Beason 24 Ala. 466 1854 1 Alabama
Pollock v. Gilbert 16 Ga. 398 1854 1 Georgia
Rix v. Nevins 26 Vt. 384 1854 1 Vermont
Kirkland v. Oates 25 Ala. 465 1854 1 Alabama
Johnson v. Tuggle 27 Miss. 836 1854 1 Mississippi
Murphrey v. Wood 47 N.C. 63 1854 1 North Carolina
Walton v. Bonham 24 Ala. 513 1854 1 Alabama
Preston v. Dunn 25 Ala. 507 1854 1 Alabama
Holton v. Adcock 27 Miss. 758 1854 1 Mississippi
Fowler v. Stoneum 11 Tex. 478 1854 1 Texas
Swinney v. Dorman 25 Ala. 433 1854 1 Alabama
Fowler v. Armour 24 Ala. 194 1854 1 Alabama
Hoover v. Pierce 27 Miss. 13 1854 1 Mississippi
Caldwell v. Blackwood 54 N.C. 274 1854 1 North Carolina
Hall v. Bergen 19 Barb. 122 1854 1 New York
Turner v. Smith 11 Tex. 620 1854 1 Texas
Hill, McLean & Co. v. Rucker 14 Ark. 706 1854 1 Arkansas
Langdon v. Astor 10 N.Y. Super. Ct. 477 1854 1 New York