Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Shaw v. State 18 Ala. 547 1851 1 Alabama
Roach v. Coe 1 E.D. Smith 175 1851 1 New York
Bell v. Crawford 49 Va. 110 1851 1 Virginia
Swilley v. Lyon 18 Ala. 552 1851 1 Alabama
Gaines v. Harvin 19 Ala. 491 1851 1 Alabama
Vance v. McLaughlin's Adm'r 49 Va. 289 1851 1 Virginia
Dorsey v. Packwood 53 U.S. 126 1851 1 United States
Quarles v. Quarles 19 Ala. 363 1851 1 Alabama
Johnson v. Shields 32 Me. 424 1851 1 Maine
Montgomery & West Point Railroad v. Varner 19 Ala. 185 1851 1 Alabama
Atchison v. Steam Boat "Dr. Franklin" 14 Mo. 63 1851 1 Missouri
Gildersleeve v. Caraway 19 Ala. 246 1851 1 Alabama
Doss v. Campbell 19 Ala. 590 1851 1 Alabama
Wilson v. Cantrell 19 Ala. 642 1851 1 Alabama
Parish v. Murphree 54 U.S. 92 1851 1 United States
Armstrong v. Huffstutler 19 Ala. 51 1851 1 Alabama
Chapman v. Hamilton 19 Ala. 121 1851 1 Alabama
Bower v. Saltmarsh 19 Ala. 274 1851 1 Alabama
Watkins v. Gale 13 Ill. 152 1851 1 Illinois
Brewer v. Brewer 19 Ala. 481 1851 1 Alabama