Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Burnett v. Strong 26 Miss. 116 1853 0 Requirements of will Mississippi
Savage v. Hale 1 Sneed 365 1853 0 Tennessee
Nock v. Nock's Ex'ors 51 Va. 106 1853 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Trotter v. White 26 Miss. 88 1853 0 Fraud in sale of mortgaged property Mississippi
Slack v. Slack 26 Miss. 287 1853 0 Gift of enslaved person provided in will Mississippi
Roberts v. Trawick 22 Ala. 490 1853 0 Will & trust Alabama
Thompson v. Hunt 22 Ala. 517 1853 1 Alabama
Hallum v. Yourie 1 Sneed 369 1853 0 Tennessee
Martin's Heirs v. Martin 22 Ala. 86 1853 0 Will & trust Alabama
McGavock v. Wood 1 Sneed 181 1853 0 Tennessee
Foster v. Sykes 23 Ala. 796 1853 0 Recovery for an Enslaved Person's Medical Services Alabama
Union Bank v. Benham 23 Ala. 143 1853 0 Contensed Impriosnment by Habeas Corpus Alabama
Sidney v. White 1 Sneed 91 1853 0 Tennessee
Davidson v. Jones 26 Miss. 56 1853 0 Consideration of deed Mississippi
Watkins v. Barnes 1 Sneed 201 1853 0 Tennessee
Zeigler v. David 23 Ala. 127 1853 0 Challenged Ownership of an Enslaved Person after Divorce Alabama
Mason v. McNeill's Executors 23 Ala. 201 1853 0 Detinue Alabama
Wilson v. Farquharson 5 Md. 134 1853 0 Maryland
Perkins v. Hackleman 26 Miss. 41 1853 0 Trespass Mississippi
Jones v. Donald 26 Miss. 461 1853 0 Lawsuit for carrying an enslaved person out of the state Mississippi