Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bennett v. Starnes 8 La.Ann. 78 1853 0 Louisiana
Purcell v. McCleary 51 Va. 246 1853 1 Virginia
Sidney v. White 1 Sneed 91 1853 0 Tennessee
Pennsylvania Railroad v. Keiffer 22 Pa. 356 1853 1 Pennsylvania
Henry v. Lowell 16 Barb. 268 1853 1 New York
Rogers v. Wilson 13 Ark. 507 1853 1 Arkansas
Ex parte Ruthven 17 Mo. 541 1853 1 Missouri
Bridgewater v. Legatees of Pride 1 Sneed 195 1853 0 Tennessee
Dave v. State 22 Ala. 23 1853 0 Alabama
Muire v. Falconer 51 Va. 12 1853 1 Virginia
Hitt v. Rush 22 Ala. 563 1853 0 Alabama
Adams v. Garrett 22 Ala. 602 1853 0 Alabama
Webb’s Appeal 21 Pa. 248 1853 1 Pennsylvania
Bassett's Adm'r v. Cunningham's Adm'r 50 Va. 684 1853 1 Virginia
Slave v. State 5 Fla. 185 1853 0 Supreme Court of FL
Shepherd v. Burkhalter 13 Ga. 443 1853 1 Georgia
Town of Barnard v. Henry 25 Vt. 289 1853 1 Vermont
Cooper v. Peck 22 Ala. 406 1853 0 Alabama
Glenn v. Chesapeake Bank 3 Md. 475 1853 0 Maryland
Gorman v. Campbell 14 Ga. 137 1853 0 Supreme Court of Georgia