Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Becton v. Ferguson 22 Ala. 599 1853 0 Wrongful detention of enslaved person Alabama
Boney v. Hollingsworth 23 Ala. 690 1853 0 Will & trust Alabama
Ingalls v. Bulkley 15 Ill. 224 1853 0 Illinois
Forsyth v. Perry 5 Fla. 337 1853 0 Recovery of Value for a Deceased Slave Supreme Court of FL
McKay v. Lane 5 Fla. 268 1853 0 Alleged "Unsoundness" of a Slave Supreme Court of FL
Davis v. Fitchett 5 Fla. 261 1853 0 Suit of a Freed Slave Supreme Court of FL
Lines v. Darden 5 Fla. 51 1853 0 Loaning a Portion of an Estate of a Testator Supreme Court of FL
Steele v. Wyatt's Adm'r 23 Ala. 764 1853 0 Detinue Alabama
Chenault's Administrators v. Walker 22 Ala. 275 1853 0 Sale of Enslaved Personsdispute Alabama
Whitworth v. Hart 22 Ala. 343 1853 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Hallum v. Yourie 1 Sneed 369 1853 0 Tennessee
McWilliams v. Ramsay 23 Ala. 813 1853 0 Dispute over Deed Alabama
McGavock v. Wood 1 Sneed 181 1853 0 Tennessee
Moody v. Doe ex dem. Harper 25 Miss. 484 1853 0 Introduction of records of sale of enslaved persons as evidence Mississippi
Mallet v. Smith 27 S.C. Eq. 12 1853 0 South Carolina
Warner v. Robertson 13 Ga. 370 1853 0 Contract Dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Arnold v. Miller 26 Miss. 152 1853 0 Usurious contract Mississippi
Doe ex dem. Boyd v. Latham 44 N.C. 365 1853 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Lyon v. Knott 26 Miss. 548 1853 0 Ownership of enslaved persons Mississippi
Viser v. Bertrand 14 Ark. 267 1853 0 Contract dispute Arkansas