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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
James v. Hall 1 Swan 297 1851 0 Tennessee
Jones v. Snapp 1 Shan. Cas. 56 1851 1 Tennessee
Lewis v. Caperton's Ex'or 49 Va. 148 1851 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Pinckard v. Woods 49 Va. 140 1851 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Sam v. State 1 Swan 61 1851 0 Tennessee
Jones v. Myrick's Ex'ors 49 Va. 179 1851 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Lord v. Horsey 5 Del. 317 1851 0 Returning of an enslaved woman Delaware
Fleming v. Bolling 49 Va. 292 1851 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Brewer v. Connell 11 Hum. 500 1851 0 Tennessee
Allen v. Morgan's Adm'r 49 Va. 60 1851 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Bell v. Calhoun 49 Va. 22 1851 0 Deed of trust SC of Appeals VA
Wesley v. State 11 Hum. 502 1851 0 Tennessee
Griffin's Ex'or v. Macaulay's Adm'r 48 Va. 476 1851 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Wylly v. S. Z. Collins & Co. 9 Ga. 223 1851 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Carlton v. Price 10 Ga. 495 1851 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Sheldon v. Armstead's Adm'r 48 Va. 264 1851 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Ball v. Johnson's Ex'or 49 Va. 281 1851 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Coyle v. Campbell 10 Ga. 570 1851 0 Slave debt Georgia
Arrington v. Cherry 10 Ga. 429 1851 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Rutland v. Gleaves 1 Swan 198 1851 0 Tennessee