Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Burruss v. Fisher 23 Miss. 228 1851 1 Mississippi
Parish v. Murphree 54 U.S. 92 1851 1 United States
McGrew v. Governor 19 Ala. 89 1851 1 Alabama
Allen v. Greene 19 Ala. 34 1851 1 Alabama
Wilson v. Cantrell 19 Ala. 642 1851 1 Alabama
Chapman v. Hamilton 19 Ala. 121 1851 1 Alabama
Commissioners' Court v. Thompson 18 Ala. 694 1851 1 Alabama
Atchison v. Steam Boat "Dr. Franklin" 14 Mo. 63 1851 1 Missouri
Moore v. Leseur 18 Ala. 606 1851 1 Alabama
Barron v. Tart 18 Ala. 668 1851 1 Alabama
Herndon v. Givens' Adm'r 19 Ala. 313 1851 1 Alabama
Bower v. Saltmarsh 19 Ala. 274 1851 1 Alabama
Johnson v. Shields 32 Me. 424 1851 1 Maine
McClung's Ex'rs v. Spotswood 19 Ala. 165 1851 1 Alabama
Harrison v. Harrison 19 Ala. 499 1851 1 Alabama
McBroom's Adm'rs v. McBroom's Creditors 19 Ala. 173 1851 1 Alabama
Garretson v. Vanloon 3 Greene 128 1851 1 Iowa
Cook v. Cook 12 Ark. 381 1851 0 Dower dispute Arkansas
Ewing v. Sanford 19 Ala. 605 1851 0 Alleged Theft of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Smith v. Hooks 19 Ala. 101 1851 0 Trover Alabama