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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Stewart v. Allain 8 La. Ann. 64 1853 0 Mortgages, sales, property, judicial mortgage, simulation Louisiana
Succession of Mielke 8 La. Ann. 11 1853 0 Successions, property, res judicata Louisiana
State v. Executors of McDonogh 8 La. Ann. 171 1853 0 Wills, emancipation, nullity, property, donations, substitutions Louisiana
Greer v. Caldwell 14 Ga. 207 1853 0 Fraud and Mistake Supreme Court of Georgia
Davidson v. Jones 26 Miss. 56 1853 0 Consideration of deed Mississippi
Trotter v. White 26 Miss. 88 1853 0 Fraud in sale of mortgaged property Mississippi
Johnson v. Nations 26 Miss. 147 1853 0 Recovery of enslaved persons Mississippi
Laura v. State 26 Miss. 174 1853 0 Attempted murder by 3 enslaved persons Mississippi
Thompson v. Ross 26 Miss. 198 1853 0 Perfection of execution Mississippi
Garrison v. Fisher 26 Miss. 352 1853 0 Title to enslaved woman in estate Mississippi
Calhoun v. Rail 26 Miss. 414 1853 0 Division of estate Mississippi
Van Winkle v. Smith 26 Miss. 491 1853 0 Fraudulent possession of enslaved persons Mississippi
Leiper v. Hoffman 26 Miss. 615 1853 0 Formerly enslaved woman's right to property bequeathed to her Mississippi
Long v. Shackleford 25 Miss. 559 1853 0 Fraudulent conveyance Mississippi
Spruill v. North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance 46 N.C. 126 1853 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Graham v. Graham's Ex'r 45 N.C. 291 1853 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Jessup v. Jessup 45 N.C. 179 1853 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Johnson v. Weld 8 La. Ann. 126 1853 0 Red judicata, property, donations Louisiana
Abram v. State 25 Miss. 589 1853 0 Swearing of grand jury **** Mississippi
Barker v. Stacy 25 Miss. 471 1853 0 Proper notice of sale of property? Mississippi