Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Williams v. State 34 Tenn. 160 1854 1 Tennessee
Cook’s Lessee v. Carroll 6 Md. 104 1854 1 Maryland
Coolidge v. Alcock 30 N.H. 329 1854 1 New Hampshire
McClees v. Sikes 46 N.C. 310 1854 0 North Carolina
Barnett v. Barnett 54 N.C. 221 1854 0 North Carolina
Williams v. New-York Central Railroad 18 Barb. 222 1854 1 New York
Campbell v. Rawdon 19 Barb. 494 1854 1 New York
Willis v. Jones 11 Tex. 594 1854 1 Texas
Charge to Grand Jury 30 F. Cas. 983 1854 0 United States
Dechard v. Edwards 34 Tenn. 93 1854 1 Tennessee
Succession of Jarvis 9 La. Ann. 370 1854 1 Louisiana
People ex rel. Mygatt v. Supervisors of Chenango County 11 N.Y. 563 1854 1 New York
Orcutt v. Nelson 67 Mass. 536 1854 1 Massachusetts
Ohio ex rel. Story v. Jennings 4 Ohio St. 419 1854 1 Ohio
Beninger v. Corwin 24 N.J.L. 257 1854 1 New Jersey
Joslin v. Caughlin 27 Miss. 852 1854 0 Mississippi
Hurdle v. Outlaw 55 N.C. 75 1854 0 North Carolina
Tarkington v. McRea 47 N.C. 47 1854 0 North Carolina
Sarah v. State 28 Miss. 267 1854 0 Mississippi
Hoover v. Pierce 26 Miss. 627 1854 0 Mississippi