Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
McMaster v. McMaster's Ex'ors 51 Va. 275 1853 1 Virginia
Wilson v. Farquharson 5 Md. 134 1853 0 Maryland
Allen v. Nordheimer 13 Ark. 339 1853 0 Arkansas
Ben v. State 22 Ala. 9 1853 0 Alabama
Mallet v. Smith 27 S.C. Eq. 12 1853 0 South Carolina
Demeyer v. Legg 18 Barb. 14 1853 1 New York
Downer v. Cross 2 Wis. 371 1853 1 Wisconsin
Calvert v. Bradley 57 U.S. 580 1853 1 United States
Cassilly v. Meyer 4 Md. 1 1853 1 Maryland
Smith v. Bryan 5 Md. 141 1853 1 Maryland
Bell's Heirs v. Snyder 51 Va. 350 1853 1 Virginia
Thomason v. Odum 23 Ala. 480 1853 0 Alabama
Curtis v. Blair 26 Miss. 309 1853 1 Mississippi
Whitney v. Freeland 26 Miss. 481 1853 1 Mississippi
McEwen v. Troost 33 Tenn. 186 1853 0 Tennessee
Nelson v. Iverson 24 Ala. 9 1853 0 Alabama
Stone v. Stone 18 Mo. 389 1853 1 Missouri
Arrington v. Yarbrough 54 N.C. 72 1853 0 North Carolina
Lobdell v. Union Bank 8 La. Ann. 117 1853 0 Louisiana
Moye v. May 54 N.C. 84 1853 0 North Carolina