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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Jordan v. Roney 23 Ala. 758 1853 0 Contract Dispute for Enslaved Person Alabama
Sharp v. Davis 8 La. Ann. 92 1853 0 Promissory notes, sales, employment Louisiana
Archer v. Hart 5 Fla. 234 1853 0 Court Granted Status of Freedom Supreme Court of FL
McCoy v. McKowen 26 Miss. 487 1853 0 Trespass for the beating of an enslaved woman Mississippi
Jones v. Parks 22 Ala. 446 1853 0 Detinue Alabama
Bank of St. Mary’s v. State 12 Ga. 475 1853 0 Slave Contract Dispute Supreme Court
State v. Executors of McDonogh 8 La. Ann. 171 1853 0 Wills, emancipation, nullity, property, donations, substitutions Louisiana
Succession of Mielke 8 La. Ann. 11 1853 0 Successions, property, res judicata Louisiana
Benning v. Nelson 23 Ala. 801 1853 0 Right of Property Alabama
Byrne v. Anderson 8 La. Ann. 139 1853 0 Property, judicial seizure, debts Louisiana
Allen v. Smith 22 Ala. 416 1853 0 Right of Property Alabama
Garner v. Johnson 22 Ala. 494 1853 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Glenn v. Spry 5 Md. 110 1853 0 Maryland
Hudnall v. Watt 8 La. Ann. 5 1853 0 Leases, prescription, sales, parole evidence, property, contracts Louisiana
Williamson v. Mason 23 Ala. 488 1853 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Stewart v. Allain 8 La. Ann. 64 1853 0 Mortgages, sales, property, judicial mortgage, simulation Louisiana
Cook v. Parham 24 Ala. 21 1853 0 Negligence Alabama
State ex rel. Henly v. Reynolds 8 La. Ann. 288 1853 0 Judicial seizure, subject matter jurisdiction Louisiana
O'Neal v. Oates 8 La. Ann. 78 1853 0 Property, wills Louisiana
Bass v. Chambliss 9 La. Ann. 376 1854 0 Estates, promissory notes, sales, mortgages Louisiana