| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong v. Huffstutler | 19 Ala. 51 | 1851 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Bein v. Heath | 53 U.S. 168 | 1851 | 1 | United States | |
| Ijams v. Hoffman | 1 Md. 423 | 1851 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Marbury v. Stonestreet | 1 Md. 147 | 1851 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Mitchell v. Mitchell | 1 Md. 55 | 1851 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Hassard v. Rowe | 11 Barb. 22 | 1851 | 1 | New York | |
| Sewell v. Baxter | 2 Md. Ch. 447 | 1851 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Watson v. Walker | 23 N.H. 471 | 1851 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Fitzgerald v. State | 14 Mo. 413 | 1851 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Bullett v. Worthington | 3 Md. Ch. 99 | 1851 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Snively v. Beavans | 1 Md. 208 | 1851 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Gorham v. Daniels | 23 Vt. 600 | 1851 | 1 | Vermont | |
| McGee v. Porter | 14 Mo. 611 | 1851 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Harrell v. Whitman | 19 Ala. 135 | 1851 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Kirksey v. Dubose | 19 Ala. 43 | 1851 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Burruss v. Fisher | 23 Miss. 228 | 1851 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Swilley v. Lyon | 18 Ala. 552 | 1851 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Very v. Levy | 54 U.S. 345 | 1851 | 1 | United States | |
| Gaines v. Relf | 53 U.S. 472 | 1851 | 1 | United States | |
| Swafford v. Whipple | 3 Greene 261 | 1851 | 1 | Iowa |