Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Lines v. Darden 5 Fla. 51 1853 0 Loaning a Portion of an Estate of a Testator Supreme Court of FL
Davis v. Fitchett 5 Fla. 261 1853 0 Suit of a Freed Slave Supreme Court of FL
McKay v. Lane 5 Fla. 268 1853 0 Alleged "Unsoundness" of a Slave Supreme Court of FL
Abraham Ex'r v. Gray 14 Ark. 301 1853 0 Action against vendor Arkansas
Forsyth v. Perry 5 Fla. 337 1853 0 Recovery of Value for a Deceased Slave Supreme Court of FL
Mosely v. Gainer 10 Tex. 578 1853 0 Wrongful claim of property Texas
Wilson v. Trawick 10 Tex. 428 1853 0 Conveyance of marital property Texas
Dabney v. Cottrell's Adm'x 50 Va. 572 1853 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Mosely v. Gainer 10 Tex. 393 1853 0 Levy on slaves Texas
Mayfield v. Averitt's Adm'r 11 Tex. 140 1853 0 Wrongful claim of property Texas
Gantt's Adm'r v. Phillips 23 Ala. 275 1853 0 Detinue Alabama
Glenn v. Spry 5 Md. 110 1853 0 Maryland
Townshend v. Townshend 5 Md. 287 1853 0 Maryland
Lay's Executor v. Lawson's Adm'r 23 Ala. 377 1853 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Ware v. Richardson 3 Md. 505 1853 0 Maryland
Hope v. Alley 9 Tex. 394 1853 0 Action for breach of contract Texas
McGreal v. Wilson 9 Tex. 426 1853 0 Contract for use of slaves dispute Texas
Martin's Heirs v. Martin 22 Ala. 86 1853 0 Will & trust Alabama
Trotter v. McCall 26 Miss. 410 1853 0 Violation of contract for hire of an enslaved person, resulting in injury to the person Mississippi
Harris v. Guenther 8 La. Ann. 433 1853 0 Petitory action, property, evidence Louisiana