Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
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
Cochecho Railroad v. Farrington 26 N.H. 428 1853 1 New Hampshire
McCullough v. Wilson 21 Pa. 436 1853 1 Pennsylvania
Hartman v. Keystone Insurance 21 Pa. 466 1853 0 Insurance Dispute SC of PA.
Foremans v. Tamm 1 Grant 23 1853 0 Unlawful entry SC of PA.
State v. Anderson 19 Mo. 241 1853 1 Missouri
Mann v. Dun 2 Ohio St. 187 1853 1 Ohio
Bailey v. Boyce 26 S.C. Eq. 187 1853 1 South Carolina
Bennett v. Starnes 8 La.Ann. 78 1853 0 Judicial seizure, unpaid wages, property Louisiana