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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Ellis v. Welsh 38 S.C.L. 468 1851 1 South Carolina
Smith's Adm'r v. Charlton's Adm'r 48 Va. 425 1851 1 Virginia
Mobley v. Mobley 9 Ga. 247 1851 0 fraud Supreme Court of Georgia
Berry v. State 10 Ga. 511 1851 0 Larceny Supreme Court of Georgia
Carter v. Buchanan 9 Ga. 539 1851 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Charge to Grand Jury—Fugitive Slave Law 30 F. Cas. 1015 1851 0 Re. fugitive slave law United States
Ingram v. Hurt 10 Ga. 568 1851 0 Levy of execution Supreme Court of Georgia
Gaines' Adm'r v. Alexander 48 Va. 257 1851 1 Virginia
Byrd v. Clendenin 11 Ark. 572 1851 0 Bill to enforce property ownership Arkansas
Worthy v. Johnson 10 Ga. 358 1851 0 Unauthorized sale of slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Carrington v. Didier, Norvell & Co. 49 Va. 260 1851 1 Virginia
Byers v. Fowler 12 Ark. 218 1851 1 Arkansas
Lyon's Adm'r v. Magagnos' Adm'r 48 Va. 377 1851 1 Virginia
Lott v. Meacham 4 Fla. 144 1851 0 Marital Rights to the Recovery of Slaves Supreme Court of FL
US v. Hanway 9 West.L.J. 103 1851 0 Indictment for treason Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Owens v. People 13 Ill. 59 1851 0 Illinois
Hassard v. Rowe 11 Barb. 22 1851 1 New York
Charge to Grand Jury—Fugitive Slave Law 30 F. Cas. 1013 1851 0 Charge to Grand Jury - Fugutive Slave Law Circuit Court, N.D. New York
In re Charge to Grand Jury - Treason 5 Pa. L.J. 55 1851 0 Assault Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
State v. Dean 35 N.C. 63 1851 0 Indictment for stealing a slave North Carolina