| 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 |