| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hassard v. Rowe | 11 Barb. 22 | 1851 | 1 | New York | |
| Fitzgerald v. State | 14 Mo. 413 | 1851 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Watson v. Walker | 23 N.H. 471 | 1851 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Teall v. Van Wyck | 10 Barb. 376 | 1851 | 1 | New York | |
| Jones v. State | 20 Ohio 34 | 1851 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Fitch v. Livingston | 6 N.Y. Super. Ct. 492 | 1851 | 1 | New York | |
| Price v. Lewis | 17 Pa. 51 | 1851 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| James H. v. Marlow | 20 Ohio 119 | 1851 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Meeks' Adm'r v. Thompson | 49 Va. 134 | 1851 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Swafford v. Whipple | 3 Greene 261 | 1851 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Caruthers v. Moore | 1 Unrep. Tenn. Cas. 86 | 1851 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Wilson v. State | 20 Ohio 26 | 1851 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Summers v. Babb | 13 Ill. 483 | 1851 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Williams v. Bowdon | 31 Tenn. 282 | 1851 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Dorsey v. Packwood | 53 U.S. 126 | 1851 | 1 | United States | |
| Gardner v. Watson | 13 Ill. 347 | 1851 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Mudd v. Harper | 1 Md. 110 | 1851 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Jones v. Dougherty | 10 Ga. 273 | 1851 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Lawrence v. Hand | 23 Miss. 103 | 1851 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Kelly v. City Council of Charleston | 38 S.C.L. 426 | 1851 | 1 | South Carolina |