Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Van Metre v. Mitchell 28 F. Cas. 1036 1853 0 Fugitive Slave Action for damages Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Bryan v. Smith 22 Ala. 534 1853 1 Alabama
Chapman ex rel. Leavitt v. Smith 57 U.S. 114 1853 1 United States
Yerger v. Jones 57 U.S. 30 1853 1 United States
McGriff v. Porter 5 Fla. 373 1853 0 Dispute over the Execution of a Loan Supreme Court of FL
Stone v. Stroud 40 S.C.L. 306 1853 1 South Carolina
Satterthwaite v. Doughty 44 N.C. 314 1853 1 North Carolina
Williamson v. Nabers 14 Ga. 286 1853 0 Will and testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Eyre v. Potter 56 U.S. 42 1853 1 United States
Everett v. Smith 44 N.C. 303 1853 1 North Carolina
Archer v. Hart 5 Fla. 234 1853 0 Court Granted Status of Freedom Supreme Court of FL
Garner v. Johnson 22 Ala. 494 1853 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Crockett v. Crockett 2 Ohio St. 180 1853 1 Ohio
Harriss v. Lee 46 N.C. 225 1853 1 North Carolina
Baxter v. Costin 45 N.C. 262 1853 1 North Carolina
Armstrong v. Stovall 26 Miss. 275 1853 0 Fraudulent estate? Mississippi
Allen v. Smith 22 Ala. 416 1853 0 Right of Property Alabama
McCaw v. Galbraith 41 S.C.L. 74 1853 1 South Carolina
Latimer v. Alexander 14 Ga. 259 1853 0 Action brought for payment for a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Saltmarsh v. Bower & Co. 22 Ala. 221 1853 1 Alabama