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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Townsend v. Henry 26 Miss. 203 1853 0 Mississippi
Clayton v. Thompson 13 Ga. 206 1853 0 Suprem Court of Georgia
Benning v. Nelson 23 Ala. 801 1853 0 Alabama
Adams v. Garrett 22 Ala. 602 1853 0 Alabama
Colvin v. Owens 22 Ala. 782 1853 0 Alabama
Smith v. Chitwood 44 N.C. 445 1853 0 North Carolina
State v. Abernathy 44 N.C. 428 1853 0 North Carolina
Doe ex dem. Cobb v. Hines 44 N.C. 343 1853 0 North Carolina
Dave v. State 22 Ala. 23 1853 0 Alabama
Megget v. Lynch 8 La. Ann. 6 1853 0 Louisiana
Guay v. Andrews 8 La. Ann. 141 1853 0 Louisiana
Lee v. Whitehead 8 La. Ann. 81 1853 0 Louisiana
Hitt v. Rush 22 Ala. 563 1853 0 Alabama
Leblanc v. Walsh 8 La. Ann. 67 1853 0 Louisiana
Sharp v. Davis 8 La. Ann. 92 1853 0 Louisiana
Crutchfield's Heirs v. Hudson 23 Ala. 393 1853 0 Alabama
Van Metre v. Mitchell 28 F. Cas. 1036 1853 0 Civil Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Wilson v. Imboden 8 La. Ann. 140 1853 0 Louisiana
Leonora v. Scott 8 La. Ann. 460 1853 0 Louisiana
State v. Kentuck 8 La. Ann. 308 1853 0 Louisiana