| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown v. Parker | 15 Ill. 307 | 1853 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Allen v. Keith | 26 Miss. 232 | 1853 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| McGrath v. Hoopes | 26 Miss. 496 | 1853 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Thompson v. Hunt | 22 Ala. 517 | 1853 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Bellamy v. Shelton | 26 Miss. 250 | 1853 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Satterthwaite v. Doughty | 44 N.C. 314 | 1853 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| McLoskey v. Gordon | 26 Miss. 260 | 1853 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Bingaman v. Robertson | 25 Miss. 390 | 1853 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Phelin v. Kenderdine | 20 Pa. 354 | 1853 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Poindexter v. Gibson | 54 N.C. 44 | 1853 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Harriss v. Lee | 46 N.C. 225 | 1853 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| McKinney v. Fort | 10 Tex. 220 | 1853 | 0 | Texas | |
| Kilpatrick v. Byrne | 25 Miss. 571 | 1853 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Hunter v. Thurmon | 25 Miss. 463 | 1853 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Slack v. Slack | 26 Miss. 287 | 1853 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Steen v. Steen | 25 Miss. 513 | 1853 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Herod v. Bartley | 15 Ill. 58 | 1853 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Collins v. Mitchell | 5 Fla. 364 | 1853 | 0 | Supreme Court of FL | |
| Sneed v. Hanly | 22 F. Cas. 712 | 1853 | 1 | United States | |
| Yerger v. Jones | 57 U.S. 30 | 1853 | 1 | United States |