Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Doe ex dem. Shackelford v. Planters' & Merchants' Bank of Mobile 22 Ala. 238 1853 0 Deed of trust dispute Alabama
Phillips v. McLaughlin 26 Miss. 592 1853 0 Adverse possession Mississippi
Archer v. Jones 26 Miss. 583 1853 0 Account for hire of enslaved persons Mississippi
Holmes v. Mitchell 4 Md. 532 1853 0 Maryland
Steuart v. Williams 3 Md. 425 1853 0 Maryland
Pearce v. Van Lear 5 Md. 85 1853 0 Maryland
Felder v. Wall 26 Miss. 595 1853 0 Account to be taken by copartners in business venture Mississippi
Varner v. Gregg 26 Miss. 590 1853 0 Legal title to enslaved person Mississippi
Groce v. Rittenberry 14 Ga. 232 1853 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Waul v. Kirkman 25 Miss. 609 1853 0 Payment of debts secured by enslaved persons Mississippi
Jamison v. May 13 Ark. 600 1853 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Walker v. Bolling 22 Ala. 294 1853 0 Recovery for injuries to enslaved person Virginia
Newton v. Jackson 23 Ala. 335 1853 0 Assumpsit Alabama
Mitchell v. Gates 23 Ala. 438 1853 0 Purchase contract dispute Alabama
Slave v. State 5 Fla. 185 1853 0 Enforcement of Criminal Provisions for Slaves Supreme Court of FL
Van Winkle v. Smith 26 Miss. 491 1853 0 Fraudulent possession of enslaved persons Mississippi
Waterman v. Mattair 5 Fla. 211 1853 0 Alleged Deceit in Sale of a Slave Supreme Court of FL
Ben v. State 22 Ala. 9 1853 0 Indictment against Enslaved Person for administering poison Alabama
Houston v. Embry 1 Sneed 480 1853 0 Tennessee
Grinstead v. Foute 26 Miss. 476 1853 0 Action founded on writing promising to hire and care for enslaved persons Mississippi