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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Dunlap v. Clements 18 Ala. 778 1851 1 Alabama
Symmes v. Arnold 10 Ga. 506 1851 0 Non-deed testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Zeigler v. Scott 10 Ga. 389 1851 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Lord v. Horsey 5 Del. 317 1851 0 Returning of an enslaved woman Delaware
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
Moss v. Ashbrooks 12 Ark. 369 1851 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Hopkins v. Dowd 11 Ark. 627 1851 0 Action for new trial Arkansas
U.S. v. Morris 1 Curt C. C. 23 1851 0 Indictment for misdemeanor Circuit Court, D. Mass.
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
Arrington v. Cherry 10 Ga. 429 1851 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
United States v. Scott 27 F. Cas. 990 1851 0 Indictment against rescuer or fugitive slave United States
Perry v. Hudson 10 Ga. 362 1851 0 Recovery action Supreme Court of Georgia
Priester v. Augley 39 S.C.L. 44 1851 0 South Carolina
Clements v. Cribbs 19 Ala. 241 1851 1 Alabama
Lamkin v. Heyer 19 Ala. 228 1851 1 Alabama
Alexander v. Burnet 39 S.C.L. 189 1851 0 South Carolina
Allen v. State 9 Ga. 492 1851 0 Slave indicted for killing another slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Garrett v. Gaines 6 Tex. 435 1851 0 Recover for faulty warranty on slave Texas