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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
Sanders v. Godley 23 Ala. 473 1853 0 Creditor dispute Alabama
Stoddert v. Tuck 5 Md. 18 1853 0 Maryland
Pearce v. Van Lear 5 Md. 85 1853 0 Maryland
Lay's Executor v. Lawson's Adm'r 23 Ala. 377 1853 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Barnett’s Executor v. Tarrence 23 Ala. 463 1853 0 Will & trust Alabama
Burnett v. Branch Bank at Mobile 22 Ala. 642 1853 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
McCreary v. Hoopes 25 Miss. 428 1853 0 Levy of execution on enslaved person Mississippi
Perkins v. Hackleman 26 Miss. 41 1853 0 Trespass Mississippi
Waring v. Moseley 22 Ala. 667 1853 0 Action to recover wages Alabama
Carpenter v. State 23 Ala. 84 1853 0 Indictment on assault Alabama
Price v. Price's Adm'r 23 Ala. 609 1853 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Phillips v. McLaughlin 26 Miss. 592 1853 0 Adverse possession Mississippi
Brooks v. Hildreth 22 Ala. 469 1853 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Phillips v. McLaughlin 26 Miss. 597 1853 0 Delivery of property Mississippi
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
Holmes v. Mitchell 4 Md. 532 1853 0 Maryland
Union Bank v. Benham 23 Ala. 143 1853 0 Contensed Impriosnment by Habeas Corpus Alabama
Lindsay v. Griffin 22 Ala. 629 1853 0 Trespass for injuries Alabama