| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones v. Parks | 22 Ala. 446 | 1853 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Handy v. Johnson | 5 Md. 450 | 1853 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Ex parte Jenkins | 13 F. Cas. 445 | 1853 | 0 | Civil | Circuit Court, E.D. PA. |
| Jamison v. May | 13 Ark. 600 | 1853 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Ingalls v. Bulkley | 15 Ill. 224 | 1853 | 0 | Civil | Illinois |
| Joynes v. Wartman | 5 Md. 195 | 1853 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Mallet v. Smith | 27 S.C. Eq. 12 | 1853 | 0 | South Carolina | |
| Newton v. Jackson | 23 Ala. 335 | 1853 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Town of Barnard v. Henry | 25 Vt. 289 | 1853 | 1 | Vermont | |
| Riggs v. State | 26 Miss. 51 | 1853 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Hitt v. Rush | 22 Ala. 563 | 1853 | 0 | Alabama | |
| McMaster v. McMaster's Ex'ors | 51 Va. 275 | 1853 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Rogers v. Wilson | 13 Ark. 507 | 1853 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Corbitt v. Corbitt | 54 N.C. 114 | 1853 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Purcell v. McCleary | 51 Va. 246 | 1853 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Lobdell v. Union Bank | 8 La. Ann. 117 | 1853 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Henry v. Lowell | 16 Barb. 268 | 1853 | 1 | New York | |
| Dill v. Camp | 22 Ala. 249 | 1853 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Downer v. Cross | 2 Wis. 371 | 1853 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Whitney v. Freeland | 26 Miss. 481 | 1853 | 1 | Mississippi |