Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Earp v. Earp 54 N.C. 239 1854 1 North Carolina
Morris v. Morris 27 Miss. 847 1854 1 Mississippi
Baker v. Hollobaugh 15 Ark. 322 1854 1 Arkansas
Langdon v. Astor 10 N.Y. Super. Ct. 477 1854 1 New York
Mandeville v. Stockett 28 Miss. 398 1854 1 Mississippi
Hodge v. Mitchell 27 Miss. 560 1854 1 Mississippi
Couthway v. Berghaus 25 Ala. 393 1854 1 Alabama
New Orleans, Jackson, & Great Northern Railroad v. Harris 27 Miss. 517 1854 1 Mississippi
Roberts v. Rogers 28 Miss. 152 1854 1 Mississippi
Caldwell v. Blackwood 54 N.C. 274 1854 1 North Carolina
Daves v. Haywood 54 N.C. 253 1854 1 North Carolina
In re Cox's Will 46 N.C. 321 1854 1 North Carolina
Miller v. Northern Bank 28 Miss. 81 1854 1 Mississippi
Nixon's Heirs v. Cargo's Heirs 28 Miss. 414 1854 1 Mississippi
Collins v. Collins 2 Grant 117 1854 1 Pennsylvania
Murphrey v. Wood 47 N.C. 63 1854 1 North Carolina
Brittain v. Quiet 54 N.C. 328 1854 1 North Carolina
Commonwealth v. Hilliard 68 Mass. 294 1854 1 Massachusetts
Doe on the Demise of Gilmer v. Earnhardt 46 N.C. 559 1854 1 North Carolina
Johnson v. Jackson 27 Miss. 498 1854 1 Mississippi