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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Slave v. State 5 Fla. 185 1853 0 Enforcement of Criminal Provisions for Slaves Supreme Court of FL
McWilliams v. Ramsay 23 Ala. 813 1853 0 Dispute over Deed Alabama
Ware v. Richardson 3 Md. 505 1853 0 Maryland
Wilson v. Lott 5 Fla. 305 1853 0 Alleged Fraud over a Sale of Slaves Supreme Court of FL
Townshend v. Townshend 5 Md. 287 1853 0 Maryland
Pearce v. Van Lear 5 Md. 85 1853 0 Maryland
Magruder v. Carroll 4 Md. 335 1853 0 Maryland
Steuart v. Williams 3 Md. 425 1853 0 Maryland
McKay v. Lane 5 Fla. 268 1853 0 Alleged "Unsoundness" of a Slave Supreme Court of FL
Davis v. Fitchett 5 Fla. 261 1853 0 Suit of a Freed Slave Supreme Court of FL
Lines v. Darden 5 Fla. 51 1853 0 Loaning a Portion of an Estate of a Testator Supreme Court of FL
Alexander v. Worthington 5 Md. 471 1853 0 Maryland
Forsyth v. Perry 5 Fla. 337 1853 0 Recovery of Value for a Deceased Slave Supreme Court of FL
Bridgewater v. Legatees of Pride 1 Sneed 195 1853 0 Tennessee
Cleland v. Watson 51 Va. 159 1853 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
State ex rel. Clements v. Van Lear 5 Md. 91 1853 0 Maryland
Foster v. Sykes 23 Ala. 796 1853 0 Recovery for an Enslaved Person's Medical Services Alabama
Young v. Mackall 4 Md. 362 1853 0 Maryland
Joynes v. Wartman 5 Md. 195 1853 0 Maryland
Cole v. Ensor 3 Md. 446 1853 0 Maryland