Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Rountree v. Brilliant Steamboat Co. 8 La. Ann. 289 1853 0 Property, death of enslaved person, torts Louisiana
Furlow's Adm'r v. Merrell 23 Ala. 705 1853 0 Detinue Alabama
State v. Tom 44 N.C. 214 1853 0 Forgery North Carolina
Kendall v. Stoker 45 N.C. 207 1853 0 Descent and distribution North Carolina
Hilliard v. Kearney 45 N.C. 221 1853 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Thacker v. Saunders 45 N.C. 145 1853 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Randall v. Lang 23 Ala. 751 1853 0 Right of Property Alabama
Hitt v. Rush 22 Ala. 563 1853 0 Dispute over will Alabama
Van Metre v. Mitchell 28 F. Cas. 1036 1853 0 Fugitive Slave Action for damages Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Laura v. State 26 Miss. 174 1853 0 Attempted murder by 3 enslaved persons Mississippi
Union Bank v. Benham 23 Ala. 143 1853 0 Contensed Impriosnment by Habeas Corpus Alabama
Hudson v. Helmes' Executors 23 Ala. 585 1853 0 Settlement of Guardinaship Alabama
Davidson v. Jones 26 Miss. 56 1853 0 Consideration of deed Mississippi
Simon v. State 5 Fla. 285 1853 0 Criminal Procedure Dispute over Confession Supreme Court of FL
Foster v. Sykes 23 Ala. 796 1853 0 Recovery for an Enslaved Person's Medical Services Alabama
In re Champion 45 N.C. 246 1853 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Slave v. State 5 Fla. 185 1853 0 Enforcement of Criminal Provisions for Slaves Supreme Court of FL
Barnes v. Strong 54 N.C. 100 1853 0 Action of detinue (Wills) North Carolina
Shelton v. Baldwin 26 Miss. 439 1853 0 Right to proceeds from the sale of a runaway Mississippi
Foust v. Ireland 46 N.C. 184 1853 0 Action of detinue North Carolina