Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Craven County v. First-Citizens Bank & Trust Co. 237 N.C. 502 1953 1 North Carolina
State v. Bennett 237 N.C. 749 1953 1 North Carolina
State ex rel. Britton v. Harris 259 Ala. 368 1953 1 Alabama
Hinson v. Byrd 259 Ala. 459 1953 1 Alabama
Stevens v. Anderson 75 Ariz. 331 1953 1 Arizona
Succession of Washington 63 So. 2d 610 1953 1 Louisiana
Succession of Washington 222 La. 707 1953 1 Louisiana
Smarr v. State 260 Ala. 30 1953 1 Alabama
Reeves v. State 260 Ala. 66 1953 1 Alabama
Gray v. Curran 265 Wis. 217 1953 1 Wisconsin
Dimon v. Dimon 40 Cal. 2d 516 1953 1 California
Cousins v. Crawford 258 Ala. 590 1953 1 Alabama
Wellden v. Roberts 259 Ala. 517 1953 1 Alabama
City of Bessemer v. Brantley 258 Ala. 675 1953 1 Alabama
Alton v. Alton 2 V.I. 600 1953 1 United States
Beaman v. Southern Railway Co. 238 N.C. 418 1953 1 North Carolina
Alton v. Alton 207 F.2d 667 1953 1 United States
Witke v. State Conservation Commission 244 Iowa 261 1953 1 Iowa
State v. Albarty 238 N.C. 130 1953 1 North Carolina
O'Rourke v. O'Rourke 69 So. 2d 567 1953 1 Louisiana