Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Clayton v. Thompson 13 Ga. 206 1853 0 Suprem Court of Georgia
State v. Executors of McDonogh 8 La. Ann. 171 1853 0 Louisiana
State v. Tom 44 N.C. 214 1853 0 North Carolina
Logan v. Phillips 18 Mo. 22 1853 0 Missouri
Van Metre v. Mitchell 28 F. Cas. 1042 1853 0 Civil Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Watkins v. Barnes 1 Sneed 201 1853 0 Tennessee
Goudy v. Gebhart 1 Ohio St. 262 1853 1 Ohio
Handy v. Johnson 5 Md. 450 1853 0 Maryland
Cooper v. Summers 1 Sneed 453 1853 0 Tennessee
Gayle v. Bancroft's Adm'r 22 Ala. 648 1853 0 Alabama
Holmes v. Mitchell 4 Md. 532 1853 0 Maryland
Alexander v. Worthington 5 Md. 471 1853 0 Maryland
Waul v. Kirkman 25 Miss. 609 1853 0 Mississippi
Simon v. State 5 Fla. 285 1853 0 Supreme Court of FL
Byrne v. McDow 23 Ala. 404 1853 0 Alabama
Townshend v. Townshend 5 Md. 287 1853 0 Maryland
Houston v. Embry 1 Sneed 480 1853 0 Tennessee
Leiper v. Hoffman 26 Miss. 615 1853 0 Mississippi
Plunkett v. Kelly 22 Ala. 655 1853 1 Alabama
Harris v. Rowlands' Adm'rs 23 Ala. 644 1853 0 Alabama