Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Barnes v. Strong 54 N.C. 100 1853 0 Action of detinue (Wills) North Carolina
Chenault's Administrators v. Walker 22 Ala. 275 1853 0 Sale of Enslaved Personsdispute Alabama
Leiper v. Hoffman 26 Miss. 615 1853 0 Formerly enslaved woman's right to property bequeathed to her Mississippi
Rabb v. Griffin 26 Miss. 579 1853 0 Vestment of a deceased married woman's property Mississippi
Shelton v. Baldwin 26 Miss. 439 1853 0 Right to proceeds from the sale of a runaway Mississippi
Robertson v. Roberts 46 N.C. 74 1853 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
State v. McNair 46 N.C. 180 1853 0 Indictment for selling liquor to a slave North Carolina
Gelstrop v. Moore 26 Miss. 206 1853 0 Decree for the sale of enslaved persons Mississippi
Johnson v. Weld 8 La. Ann. 126 1853 0 Red judicata, property, donations Louisiana
Adams v. Garrett 22 Ala. 602 1853 0 Contrct Dispute Alabama
Caffey v. Davis 54 N.C. 1 1853 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
McCargo v. Crutcher 23 Ala. 575 1853 1 Alabama
Roberts v. Trawick 22 Ala. 490 1853 0 Will & trust Alabama
Corbitt v. Corbitt 54 N.C. 114 1853 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Alvany v. Powell 54 N.C. 35 1853 0 Suit for freedom North Carolina
Peters v. Grubb 21 Pa. 455 1853 1 Pennsylvania
Merchants' Bank v. Spalding 9 N.Y. 53 1853 1 New York
Herod v. Bartley 15 Ill. 58 1853 1 Illinois
Phelin v. Kenderdine 20 Pa. 354 1853 1 Pennsylvania
Satterthwaite v. Doughty 44 N.C. 314 1853 1 North Carolina