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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Day v. Woodworth 54 U.S. 363 1851 1 United States
Norton v. Linton 18 Ala. 690 1851 0 Trover Alabama
Hirschfelder v. State 19 Ala. 534 1851 0 Indictment for Trading with an Enslaved Person Alabama
Rowland v. Walker 18 Ala. 749 1851 0 Failure of Consideration Alabama
Land v. Cowan 19 Ala. 297 1851 0 Dispute over Conveyance of Property during Widowhood Alabama
Teall v. Van Wyck 10 Barb. 376 1851 1 New York
Comby v. McMichael 19 Ala. 747 1851 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Burrow v. State 12 Ark. 65 1851 0 Indictment against person for intent to seize enslaved person Arkansas
Warner v. Burton 12 Ark. 144 1851 0 Bill to enforce divorce Arkansas
Beavers v. Davis 19 Ala. 82 1851 0 Dispute over Sale of an Elsanved Person Alabama
Moss v. Ashbrooks 12 Ark. 369 1851 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Hopkins v. Dowd 11 Ark. 627 1851 0 Action for new trial Arkansas
Petty v. Boothe 19 Ala. 633 1851 0 Dispute over Marriage Deed Alabama
Broome v. Curry's Adm'rs 19 Ala. 805 1851 0 Trover Alabama
Carter v. Balfour's Adm'r 19 Ala. 814 1851 0 Will & trust Alabama
Hopper v. Steele 18 Ala. 828 1851 0 Recovery for enslaved person Alabama
Harbinson v. Harrell 19 Ala. 753 1851 0 Levy against property Alabama
U.S. v. Morris 1 Curt C. C. 23 1851 0 Indictment for misdemeanor Circuit Court, D. Mass.
United States v. Scott 27 F. Cas. 990 1851 0 Indictment against rescuer or fugitive slave United States
Cuthbert v. Wolfe 19 Ala. 373 1851 0 Levy on a enslaved person Alabama