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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Scott v. Bay 3 Md. 431 1853 1 Maryland
Buchanan v. Clark 51 Va. 164 1853 1 Virginia
Gassett v. Godfrey 26 N.H. 415 1853 1 New Hampshire
Hills v. Hamilton 51 Va. 300 1853 1 Virginia
Archer v. Ward 50 Va. 622 1853 1 Virginia
Ware v. Richardson 3 Md. 505 1853 0 Maryland
Zeigler v. David 23 Ala. 127 1853 0 Alabama
Houston v. Crutchfield's Adm'r 22 Ala. 76 1853 0 Alabama
Franklin v. Ezell 1 Sneed 497 1853 0 Tennessee
Ingalls v. Bulkley 15 Ill. 224 1853 0 Civil Illinois
Ex parte Jenkins 13 F. Cas. 445 1853 0 Civil Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Laura v. State 26 Miss. 174 1853 0 Mississippi
Cooper v. Summers 1 Sneed 453 1853 0 Tennessee
Collins v. Mitchell 5 Fla. 364 1853 0 Supreme Court of FL
Houston v. Embry 1 Sneed 480 1853 0 Tennessee
Byrne v. McDow 23 Ala. 404 1853 0 Alabama
Aikin v. Smith 1 Sneed 304 1853 0 Tennessee
Handy v. Johnson 5 Md. 450 1853 0 Maryland
Logan v. Phillips 18 Mo. 22 1853 0 Missouri
Holmes v. Mitchell 4 Md. 532 1853 0 Maryland