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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Steuart v. Williams 3 Md. 425 1853 0 Maryland
Pearce v. Van Lear 5 Md. 85 1853 0 Maryland
Brantley v. Carter 26 Miss. 282 1853 1 Mississippi
Townshend v. Townshend 5 Md. 287 1853 0 Maryland
Alexander v. Worthington 5 Md. 471 1853 0 Maryland
Latham v. Westervelt 16 Barb. 421 1853 1 New York
Aikin v. Smith 1 Sneed 304 1853 0 Tennessee
Steele v. Wyatt's Adm'r 23 Ala. 764 1853 0 Alabama
Sanborn v. Goodhue 28 N.H. 48 1853 1 New Hampshire
Jones v. Obenchain 51 Va. 259 1853 1 Virginia
Creigh's Heirs v. Henson 51 Va. 231 1853 1 Virginia
Burns v. Taylor 23 Ala. 255 1853 1 Alabama
Doe ex dem. Cobb v. Hines 44 N.C. 343 1853 0 North Carolina
Logan v. Phillips 18 Mo. 22 1853 0 Missouri
Calhoun v. Rail 26 Miss. 414 1853 0 Mississippi
Clark v. Baird 9 N.Y. 183 1853 1 New York
Ringgold v. Waggoner 14 Ark. 69 1853 1 Arkansas
Waul v. Kirkman 25 Miss. 609 1853 0 Mississippi
Bostick v. Winton 33 Tenn. 524 1853 1 Tennessee
Emmons v. Dowe 2 Wis. 322 1853 1 Wisconsin