Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Foster's Adm'r v. Fosters 51 Va. 485 1853 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Leonora v. Scott 8 La. Ann. 460 1853 0 Emancipation, wills Louisiana
Forward's Adm'r v. Thamer 50 Va. 537 1853 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Hudson v. Helmes' Executors 23 Ala. 585 1853 0 Settlement of Guardinaship Alabama
Adams v. Routh 8 La. Ann. 121 1853 0 Emancipation, donations, property, wills Louisiana
Lines v. Darden 5 Fla. 51 1853 0 Loaning a Portion of an Estate of a Testator Supreme Court of FL
Shelton v. Baldwin 26 Miss. 439 1853 0 Right to proceeds from the sale of a runaway Mississippi
Jincey v. Winfield's Adm'r 50 Va. 708 1853 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
State v. Kentuck 8 La. Ann. 308 1853 0 Criminal law, capital punishment Louisiana
Wilson v. Farquharson 5 Md. 134 1853 0 Maryland
Burnett v. Branch Bank at Mobile 22 Ala. 642 1853 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Lay's Executor v. Lawson's Adm'r 23 Ala. 377 1853 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Pearce v. Van Lear 5 Md. 85 1853 0 Maryland
Succession of Cresswell 8 La. Ann. 122 1853 0 Emancipation, wills, property Louisiana
Leiper v. Hoffman 26 Miss. 615 1853 0 Formerly enslaved woman's right to property bequeathed to her Mississippi
Furlow's Adm'r v. Merrell 23 Ala. 705 1853 0 Detinue Alabama
Dave v. State 22 Ala. 23 1853 0 Indictment for Assault with Intent to Kill Alabama
Harris v. Rowlands' Adm'rs 23 Ala. 644 1853 0 Recovery of Money for Breach of Warranty Alabama
Haynes v. Forno 8 La. Ann. 35 1853 0 Emancipation, conflict of laws Louisiana
Lobdell v. Union Bank 8 La. Ann. 117 1853 0 Mortgages, judicial seizure, property Louisiana