Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Kelly v. City Council of Charleston 38 S.C.L. 426 1851 1 South Carolina
Bein v. Heath 53 U.S. 168 1851 1 United States
Wooten v. Clark 23 Miss. 75 1851 1 Mississippi
Gaither v. Gaither 3 Md. Ch. 158 1851 1 Maryland
Nuckols's Adm'r v. Jones 49 Va. 267 1851 1 Virginia
Armstrong v. Huffstutler 19 Ala. 51 1851 1 Alabama
Commonwealth v. Adcock 49 Va. 661 1851 1 Virginia
Very v. Levy 54 U.S. 345 1851 1 United States
State v. Latham 35 N.C. 33 1851 1 North Carolina
Lawson v. Snyder 1 Md. 71 1851 1 Maryland
Burruss v. Fisher 23 Miss. 228 1851 1 Mississippi
President of Merchants' Bank v. Spalding 12 Barb. 302 1851 1 New York
United States v. Morris 26 F. Cas. 1323 1851 1 United States
Martin v. Hill 12 Barb. 631 1851 1 New York
Dennis v. Chapman 19 Ala. 29 1851 1 Alabama
Swilley v. Lyon 18 Ala. 552 1851 1 Alabama
Collins v. Carlile 13 Ill. 254 1851 1 Illinois
Gaines v. Harvin 19 Ala. 491 1851 1 Alabama
Olive v. Alter 14 Mo. 185 1851 1 Missouri
Ott's Ex'x v. King 49 Va. 224 1851 1 Virginia