| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bush v. Stamps | 26 Miss. 463 | 1853 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Hunter v. Thurmon | 25 Miss. 463 | 1853 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Steen v. Steen | 25 Miss. 513 | 1853 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Outlaw v. Hurdle | 46 N.C. 150 | 1853 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| McKinney v. Fort | 10 Tex. 220 | 1853 | 0 | Texas | |
| Allen v. Keith | 26 Miss. 232 | 1853 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Executors of McDonogh v. Murdoch | 56 U.S. 367 | 1853 | 1 | United States | |
| Ringgold v. Barley | 5 Md. 186 | 1853 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Walker v. Bolling | 22 Ala. 294 | 1853 | 0 | Virginia | |
| Conrad v. Griffey | 57 U.S. 38 | 1853 | 1 | United States | |
| Hamner v. Smith | 22 Ala. 433 | 1853 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Boyce's Adm'r v. Smith | 50 Va. 704 | 1853 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Steele v. Wyatt's Adm'r | 23 Ala. 764 | 1853 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Alexander v. Worthington | 5 Md. 471 | 1853 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Laura v. State | 26 Miss. 174 | 1853 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Burns v. Taylor | 23 Ala. 255 | 1853 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Jones v. Obenchain | 51 Va. 259 | 1853 | 1 | Virginia | |
| McLoskey v. Gordon | 26 Miss. 260 | 1853 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| State v. Tom | 44 N.C. 214 | 1853 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| McGriff v. Porter | 5 Fla. 373 | 1853 | 0 | Supreme Court of FL |