| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone v. Stroud | 40 S.C.L. 306 | 1853 | 1 | South Carolina | |
| Roberts v. McMahan | 4 Greene 34 | 1853 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Peters v. Grubb | 21 Pa. 455 | 1853 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Burns v. Taylor | 23 Ala. 255 | 1853 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Creigh's Heirs v. Henson | 51 Va. 231 | 1853 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Ringgold v. Waggoner | 14 Ark. 69 | 1853 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Chegaray v. Mayor of New York | 9 N.Y. Super. Ct. 521 | 1853 | 1 | New York | |
| Curtis v. Blair | 26 Miss. 309 | 1853 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Calvert v. Bradley | 57 U.S. 580 | 1853 | 1 | United States | |
| State v. Moore | 26 N.H. 448 | 1853 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Hope v. Smith | 51 Va. 221 | 1853 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Downer v. Cross | 2 Wis. 371 | 1853 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Terry v. Bright | 4 Md. 430 | 1853 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Commonwealth v. Chapman | 65 Mass. 422 | 1853 | 1 | Massachusetts | |
| Governor v. Perrine | 23 Ala. 807 | 1853 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Dockum v. Robinson | 26 N.H. 372 | 1853 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Newhouse v. Godwin | 17 Barb. 236 | 1853 | 1 | New York | |
| Howell v. Schenck | 24 N.J.L. 89 | 1853 | 1 | New Jersey | |
| Hunter v. Thurmon | 25 Miss. 463 | 1853 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Hollis v. Caughman | 22 Ala. 478 | 1853 | 1 | Alabama |