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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Benning v. Nelson 23 Ala. 801 1853 0 Alabama
Archer v. Hart 5 Fla. 234 1853 0 Supreme Court of FL
Becton v. Ferguson 22 Ala. 599 1853 0 Alabama
Savage v. Hale 1 Sneed 365 1853 0 Tennessee
Houston v. Embry 1 Sneed 480 1853 0 Tennessee
Foster's Adm'r v. Fosters 51 Va. 485 1853 0 SC of Appeals VA
Braley v. Clark 22 Ala. 361 1853 0 Alabama
Aikin v. Smith 1 Sneed 304 1853 0 Tennessee
Joyner v. Denny 45 N.C. 176 1853 0 North Carolina
Whitsett, Garner & Co. v. Slater 23 Ala. 626 1853 0 Alabama
McGavock v. Wood 1 Sneed 181 1853 0 Tennessee
Moore v. Allen 25 Miss. 363 1853 0 Mississippi
Tinnen v. Mebane 10 Tex. 246 1853 0 Texas
Hunter v. Green 22 Ala. 329 1853 0 Alabama
McGriff v. Porter 5 Fla. 373 1853 0 Supreme Court of FL
Marshall v. Morris 13 Ga. 185 1853 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Leonora v. Scott 8 La. Ann. 460 1853 0 Louisiana
Jones v. Morgan 13 Ga. 515 1853 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Furlow's Adm'r v. Merrell 23 Ala. 705 1853 0 Alabama
Rountree v. Brilliant Steamboat Co. 8 La. Ann. 289 1853 0 Louisiana