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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Nelson v. Iverson 24 Ala. 9 1853 0 Detinue Alabama
Archer v. Hart 5 Fla. 234 1853 0 Court Granted Status of Freedom Supreme Court of FL
Audige v. Gaillard 8 La. Ann. 71 1853 0 Trespass, murder, negligence Louisiana
Heirs of Trahan v. Trahan 8 La. Ann. 455 1853 0 Emancipation, marital property, wills Louisiana
Byrne v. Anderson 8 La. Ann. 139 1853 0 Property, judicial seizure, debts Louisiana
O'Neal v. Oates 8 La. Ann. 78 1853 0 Property, wills Louisiana
Brown v. Smith 8 La. Ann. 59 1853 0 Emancipation Louisiana
Rountree v. Brilliant Steamboat Co. 8 La. Ann. 289 1853 0 Property, death of enslaved person, torts Louisiana
Wilson v. Trawick 10 Tex. 428 1853 0 Conveyance of marital property Texas
Abram v. State 25 Miss. 589 1853 0 Swearing of grand jury **** Mississippi
Mayfield v. Averitt's Adm'r 11 Tex. 140 1853 0 Wrongful claim of property Texas
Barker v. Stacy 25 Miss. 471 1853 0 Proper notice of sale of property? Mississippi
Magruder v. Carroll 4 Md. 335 1853 0 Maryland
Rabb v. Griffin 26 Miss. 579 1853 0 Vestment of a deceased married woman's property Mississippi
Judice v. Kerr 8 La. Ann. 462 1853 0 Marital property, mortgages, res judicata, hypothecary action Louisiana
Hudnall v. Watt 8 La. Ann. 5 1853 0 Leases, prescription, sales, parole evidence, property, contracts Louisiana
Kennedy v. Beaseley 8 La. Ann. 88 1853 0 Sales, successions, contract Louisiana
Succession of Cresswell 8 La. Ann. 122 1853 0 Emancipation, wills, property Louisiana
Robatham v. Tete 8 La. Ann. 73 1853 0 Mortgages, successions, property, privileges Louisiana
Bennet v. Starnes 8 La. Ann. 77 1853 0 Judicial seizure, unpaid wages, property Louisiana