| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham v. Graham's Ex'r | 45 N.C. 291 | 1853 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Spruill v. North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance | 46 N.C. 126 | 1853 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Slave v. State | 5 Fla. 185 | 1853 | 0 | Supreme Court of FL | |
| Hallum v. Yourie | 1 Sneed 369 | 1853 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| State v. Kentuck | 8 La. Ann. 308 | 1853 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Foster v. Sykes | 23 Ala. 796 | 1853 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Hamner v. Smith | 22 Ala. 433 | 1853 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Williamson v. Nabers | 14 Ga. 286 | 1853 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Union Bank v. Benham | 23 Ala. 143 | 1853 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Johnson v. Weld | 8 La. Ann. 126 | 1853 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Marriott v. Badger | 5 Md. 306 | 1853 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Steuart v. Williams | 3 Md. 425 | 1853 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Steele v. Wyatt's Adm'r | 23 Ala. 764 | 1853 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Pearce v. Van Lear | 5 Md. 85 | 1853 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Long v. Shackleford | 25 Miss. 559 | 1853 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Moye v. May | 54 N.C. 84 | 1853 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Corbitt v. Corbitt | 54 N.C. 114 | 1853 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Cole v. Ensor | 3 Md. 446 | 1853 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Ringgold v. Barley | 5 Md. 186 | 1853 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Croom v. Whitfield | 45 N.C. 143 | 1853 | 0 | North Carolina |