Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hunter v. Green 22 Ala. 329 1853 0 Recovery of Enslaved Personsfrom the Estate Alabama
Yates v. Cole 54 N.C. 110 1853 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
McLauren v. Graham 26 Miss. 400 1853 0 Attempt to enforce an illegal contract Mississippi
Smith v. Kornegay 54 N.C. 40 1853 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Cooper v. Purvis 46 N.C. 141 1853 0 Action of assumpsit (contracts) North Carolina
Arrington v. Yarbrough 54 N.C. 72 1853 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Becton v. Ferguson 22 Ala. 599 1853 0 Wrongful detention of enslaved person Alabama
Moye v. May 54 N.C. 84 1853 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Lindsay v. Griffin 22 Ala. 629 1853 0 Trespass for injuries Alabama
Laura v. State 26 Miss. 174 1853 0 Attempted murder by 3 enslaved persons Mississippi
Lines v. Darden 5 Fla. 51 1853 0 Loaning a Portion of an Estate of a Testator Supreme Court of FL
Whitworth v. Hart 22 Ala. 343 1853 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Townsend v. Henry 26 Miss. 203 1853 0 Distribution of proceeds from sale of enslaved persons Mississippi
Harris v. Rowlands' Adm'rs 23 Ala. 644 1853 0 Recovery of Money for Breach of Warranty Alabama
Davis v. Fitchett 5 Fla. 261 1853 0 Suit of a Freed Slave Supreme Court of FL
Price v. Price's Adm'r 23 Ala. 609 1853 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
McKay v. Lane 5 Fla. 268 1853 0 Alleged "Unsoundness" of a Slave Supreme Court of FL
Forsyth v. Perry 5 Fla. 337 1853 0 Recovery of Value for a Deceased Slave Supreme Court of FL
Braley v. Clark 22 Ala. 361 1853 0 Levy on Enslaved Person Alabama
Newcombe v. Leavitt 22 Ala. 631 1853 0 Right of Property Alabama