Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Leiper v. Hoffman 26 Miss. 615 1853 0 Formerly enslaved woman's right to property bequeathed to her Mississippi
Long v. McDougald’s Adm’r 23 Ala. 413 1853 1 Alabama
Rawls v. Doe ex dem. Kennedy 23 Ala. 240 1853 1 Alabama
Carroll v. State 23 Ala. 28 1853 1 Alabama
Decuir v. Veazey 8 La. Ann. 453 1853 1 Louisiana
Barney ex rel. Woodhull v. Saunders 57 U.S. 535 1853 1 United States
McCreary v. Hoopes 25 Miss. 428 1853 0 Levy of execution on enslaved person Mississippi
Allen v. Smith 22 Ala. 416 1853 0 Right of Property Alabama
Moore v. Allen 25 Miss. 363 1853 0 Liability for seizure and sale of property Mississippi
Bank of St. Mary’s v. State 12 Ga. 475 1853 0 Slave Contract Dispute Supreme Court
Van Metre v. Mitchell 28 F. Cas. 1036 1853 0 Fugitive Slave Action for damages Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Wilson v. Lott 5 Fla. 305 1853 0 Alleged Fraud over a Sale of Slaves Supreme Court of FL
Bacon v. Tyner 26 Miss. 190 1853 0 Vestment of property Mississippi
Archer v. Hart 5 Fla. 234 1853 0 Court Granted Status of Freedom Supreme Court of FL
Garner v. Johnson 22 Ala. 494 1853 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Nelson v. Iverson 24 Ala. 9 1853 0 Detinue Alabama
Glenn v. Spry 5 Md. 110 1853 0 Maryland
Williamson v. Nabers 14 Ga. 286 1853 0 Will and testament Supreme Court of Georgia
McCoy v. McKowen 26 Miss. 487 1853 0 Trespass for the beating of an enslaved woman Mississippi
Williamson v. Mason 23 Ala. 488 1853 0 Dispute over Will Alabama