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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Pierson v. Tom 10 Tex. 145 1853 0 Texas
Benning v. Nelson 23 Ala. 801 1853 0 Alabama
Bryan's Adm'rs v. Bridge 10 Tex. 149 1853 0 Texas
Allen v. Smith 22 Ala. 416 1853 0 Alabama
Gelstrop v. Moore 26 Miss. 206 1853 0 Mississippi
Shelton v. Baldwin 26 Miss. 439 1853 0 Mississippi
Rabb v. Griffin 26 Miss. 579 1853 0 Mississippi
Barker v. Stacy 25 Miss. 471 1853 0 Mississippi
Abram v. State 25 Miss. 589 1853 0 Mississippi
Williamson v. Mason 23 Ala. 488 1853 0 Alabama
McWilliams v. Ramsay 23 Ala. 813 1853 0 Alabama
Doe ex dem. Shackelford v. Planters' & Merchants' Bank of Mobile 22 Ala. 238 1853 0 Alabama
Jessup v. Jessup 45 N.C. 179 1853 0 North Carolina
Graham v. Graham's Ex'r 45 N.C. 291 1853 0 North Carolina
Hamlin v. Mebane 54 N.C. 18 1853 0 North Carolina
Spruill v. North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance 46 N.C. 126 1853 0 North Carolina
Johnson v. Chapman 54 N.C. 130 1853 0 North Carolina
Glenn v. Spry 5 Md. 110 1853 0 Maryland
Jones v. Parks 22 Ala. 446 1853 0 Alabama
Jordan v. Roney 23 Ala. 758 1853 0 Alabama