Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Tilghman v. West 43 N.C. 183 1851 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Demise of Hardy v. Simpson 35 N.C. 132 1851 0 Fraudulent Conveyance North Carolina
Kilcrease v. Shelby 23 Miss. 161 1851 0 Right of married woman to property after remarriage Mississippi
Washburn v. Humphreys 35 N.C. 88 1851 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
State v. Nat 35 N.C. 154 1851 0 Indictment for hiring time contrary to the act of assembly North Carolina
Moye v. May 43 N.C. 131 1851 0 Descent and distribution North Carolina
Arnold v. Arnold 35 N.C. 174 1851 0 Action of detinnue North Carolina
Matlock v. Mallory 19 Ala. 694 1851 1 Alabama
Graham v. Nesmith 18 Ala. 763 1851 1 Alabama
Union Bank v. Stafford 53 U.S. 327 1851 0 Contracts United States
Portevant v. Pendleton's Administrators 23 Miss. 25 1851 0 Recovery for hire of enslaved persons Mississippi
Bell v. Crawford 49 Va. 110 1851 1 Virginia
Trotter v. Nelson 31 Tenn. 7 1851 1 Tennessee
Barnes v. Hayes 31 Tenn. 304 1851 1 Tennessee
Vance v. McLaughlin's Adm'r 49 Va. 289 1851 1 Virginia
Brooke v. Washington 49 Va. 248 1851 1 Virginia
Dixon v. Myers & Co. 48 Va. 240 1851 1 Virginia
Pinson v. Williams 23 Miss. 64 1851 0 Division of estate (?) Mississippi
White v. Johnson 23 Miss. 68 1851 0 Trover to recover enslaved persons Mississippi
Duncan v. Johnson 23 Miss. 130 1851 0 Distribution of enslaved persons in estate Mississippi