Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Forward's Adm'r v. Thamer 50 Va. 537 1853 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Jincey v. Winfield's Adm'r 50 Va. 708 1853 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Nickell v. Handly 51 Va. 336 1853 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Bryan 5 Md. 141 1853 1 Maryland
Anderson v. Wilson 13 Ark. 409 1853 0 Recovery for work completed by enslaved person Arkansas
Allen v. Nordheimer 13 Ark. 339 1853 0 Action of replevin Arkansas
Collins v. Mitchell 5 Fla. 364 1853 0 Levying Slaves to Repay Debt Supreme Court of FL
Southern Life Insurance & Trust Co. v. Lanier 5 Fla. 110 1853 0 Slaves and Land for Security of Payment Supreme Court of FL
Simon v. State 5 Fla. 285 1853 0 Criminal Procedure Dispute over Confession Supreme Court of FL
Nash v. Hall 4 Ind. 444 1853 1 Indiana
Waterman v. Mattair 5 Fla. 211 1853 0 Alleged Deceit in Sale of a Slave Supreme Court of FL
Slave v. State 5 Fla. 185 1853 0 Enforcement of Criminal Provisions for Slaves Supreme Court of FL
Riggs v. State 26 Miss. 51 1853 1 Mississippi
Downer v. Cross 2 Wis. 371 1853 1 Wisconsin
Roberts v. State 14 Ga. 8 1853 1 Georgia
Fisk v. Keene 35 Me. 349 1853 1 Maine
Van Metre v. Mitchell 28 F. Cas. 1042 1853 0 Fugitive Slave Action for damages Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Ex parte Jenkins 13 F. Cas. 445 1853 0 Recovery for labor Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Boaler v. Cummines 3 F. Cas. 776 1853 0 Wrongful detetion District Court, E.D. PA.
Hamner v. Smith 22 Ala. 433 1853 0 Trover Alabama