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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Devers v. Ross 51 Va. 252 1853 1 Virginia
Long v. Eakle 4 Md. 454 1853 1 Maryland
Shollenberger's Appeal 21 Pa. 337 1853 1 Pennsylvania
Tyson v. Shueey 5 Md. 540 1853 1 Maryland
Bright v. McKnight 33 Tenn. 158 1853 1 Tennessee
Terry v. Bright 4 Md. 430 1853 1 Maryland
Turner v. Yates 57 U.S. 14 1853 1 United States
Manahan v. Sammon 3 Md. 463 1853 1 Maryland
McNeal v. Glenn 4 Md. 87 1853 1 Maryland
Archer v. Ward 50 Va. 622 1853 1 Virginia
Buchanan v. Clark 51 Va. 164 1853 1 Virginia
Mayhew v. Boyd 5 Md. 102 1853 1 Maryland
Thompson v. Govan 50 Va. 695 1853 1 Virginia
Gassett v. Godfrey 26 N.H. 415 1853 1 New Hampshire
Ridgeley v. Crandall 4 Md. 435 1853 1 Maryland
Fields v. Walker 23 Ala. 155 1853 0 Freedom Suit Alabama
Price v. Thomas 4 Md. 514 1853 1 Maryland
Peterkin v. Inloes 4 Md. 175 1853 1 Maryland
Peacock v. Pembroke 4 Md. 280 1853 1 Maryland
Harring v. Coles 2 Brad. 349 1853 1 New York