Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Peters v. Caton 6 Tex. 554 1851 0 Will & trust Texas
Carter v. Reynolds 6 Tex. 561 1851 0 Action to force sale of slaves Texas
Parr v. Gibbons ex rel. Gibbons 23 Miss. 92 1851 0 Ownership of enslaved person given to married woman prior to her death Mississippi
Bank of England v. Tarleton 23 Miss. 173 1851 0 Creditor's rights Mississippi
Mitchell v. Otey 23 Miss. 236 1851 0 Subjecting wife's separate property to pay husband's debts Mississippi
Nelson v. Iverson 19 Ala. 95 1851 0 Challenged Ownership of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Palmer v. Benson 19 Ala. 594 1851 0 Detinue Alabama
Stephenson v. Lee 6 La. Ann. 758 1851 0 Mortgages, sales, possessory action Louisiana
Lord v. Horsey 5 Del. 317 1851 0 Returning of an enslaved woman Delaware
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
Lanier v. Br. Bank 18 Ala. 625 1851 0 Levy on enslaved persons 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
Moss v. Ashbrooks 12 Ark. 369 1851 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Hopkins v. Dowd 11 Ark. 627 1851 0 Action for new trial Arkansas
Dorsey v. Packwood 53 U.S. 126 1851 1 United States
Matlock v. Mallory 19 Ala. 694 1851 1 Alabama
Dabney v. Kennedy 48 Va. 317 1851 0 Suit to obtain property SC of Appeals VA
Fleming v. Toler 48 Va. 310 1851 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA