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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Jones v. Myrick's Ex'ors 49 Va. 179 1851 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Lewis v. Caperton's Ex'or 49 Va. 148 1851 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Norton v. Linton 18 Ala. 690 1851 0 Trover Alabama
Felix v. State 18 Ala. 720 1851 0 Indictment for Murder Alabama
Pinckard v. Woods 49 Va. 140 1851 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Allen v. Morgan's Adm'r 49 Va. 60 1851 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Evans v. The Governor 18 Ala. 659 1851 0 Levy on property Alabama
Kilpatrick v. Bush 23 Miss. 199 1851 0 Administrator removal of enslaved persons from the state Mississippi
Bell v. Calhoun 49 Va. 22 1851 0 Deed of trust SC of Appeals VA
Williams v. Harrison 19 Ala. 277 1851 0 Recovery of debt Alabama
Turner v. Fenner 19 Ala. 355 1851 0 Recovery of enslaved persons Alabama
Craig v. Phipps 23 Miss. 240 1851 0 Issue arising from warranty (?) Mississippi
Eaves v. Gillespie 1 Swan 128 1851 0 Tennessee
Petty v. Boothe 19 Ala. 633 1851 0 Dispute over Marriage Deed Alabama
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
James v. Elder 23 Miss. 134 1851 0 Whether slave traders are subject to a specific tax Mississippi
Land v. Cowan 19 Ala. 297 1851 0 Dispute over Conveyance of Property during Widowhood Alabama
Coyle v. Campbell 10 Ga. 570 1851 0 Slave debt Georgia
Broome v. Curry's Adm'rs 19 Ala. 805 1851 0 Trover Alabama