Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Harris v. Runnels 53 U.S. 79 1851 1 United States
McBain v. Enloe 13 Ill. 76 1851 1 Illinois
Summers v. Babb 13 Ill. 483 1851 1 Illinois
Russell v. Southard 53 U.S. 139 1851 1 United States
Thurston v. Franklin College 16 Pa. 154 1851 1 Pennsylvania
Martin v. Hill 12 Barb. 631 1851 1 New York
Edgerly v. Emerson 23 N.H. 555 1851 1 New Hampshire
Weldon v. Burch 12 Ill. 374 1851 1 Illinois
Meeks' Adm'r v. Thompson 49 Va. 134 1851 1 Virginia
Jones v. Dougherty 10 Ga. 273 1851 1 Georgia
Lessee of Ward v. Racer 20 Ohio 250 1851 1 Ohio
Washington Mutual Insurance v. Reed 20 Ohio 199 1851 1 Ohio
Chew v. Chew 1 Md. 163 1851 1 Maryland
Very v. Levy 54 U.S. 345 1851 1 United States
Price v. Lewis 17 Pa. 51 1851 1 Pennsylvania
President of Merchants' Bank v. Spalding 12 Barb. 302 1851 1 New York
Bowles' Ex'or v. Elmore's Adm'x 48 Va. 385 1851 1 Virginia
Bowie v. Berry 3 Md. Ch. 359 1851 1 Maryland
Bein v. Heath 53 U.S. 168 1851 1 United States
Carlton v. Bath 22 N.H. 559 1851 1 New Hampshire