Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Smith v. Bryan 5 Md. 141 1853 1 Maryland
Bassett's Adm'r v. Cunningham's Adm'r 50 Va. 684 1853 1 Virginia
Webb’s Appeal 21 Pa. 248 1853 1 Pennsylvania
Morrison v. Speer 51 Va. 228 1853 1 Virginia
State v. Anderson 19 Mo. 241 1853 1 Missouri
Dockum v. Robinson 26 N.H. 372 1853 1 New Hampshire
Stone v. Stone 18 Mo. 389 1853 1 Missouri
Cochecho Railroad v. Farrington 26 N.H. 428 1853 1 New Hampshire
Ex parte Ruthven 17 Mo. 541 1853 1 Missouri
Town of Barnard v. Henry 25 Vt. 289 1853 1 Vermont
Cassilly v. Meyer 4 Md. 1 1853 1 Maryland
Calvert v. Bradley 57 U.S. 580 1853 1 United States
Ex parte Shipley 4 Md. 493 1853 1 Maryland
Sampson v. Shaeffer 3 Cal. 196 1853 1 California
Roberts v. State 14 Ga. 8 1853 1 Georgia
Bell's Heirs v. Snyder 51 Va. 350 1853 1 Virginia
Riggs v. State 26 Miss. 51 1853 1 Mississippi
Miller v. Williamson 5 Md. 219 1853 1 Maryland
Howell v. Schenck 24 N.J.L. 89 1853 1 New Jersey
Commonwealth v. Chapman 65 Mass. 422 1853 1 Massachusetts