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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Allen v. Bryant 42 N.C. 276 1851 0 Trusts North Carolina
Lewis v. Caperton's Ex'or 49 Va. 148 1851 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Jones v. Myrick's Ex'ors 49 Va. 179 1851 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Bell v. Calhoun 49 Va. 22 1851 0 Deed of trust SC of Appeals VA
Rowe v. State 11 Hum. 491 1851 0 Tennessee
Johnson v. Culbreath 19 Ala. 348 1851 0 Will & trust Alabama
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
Griffin's Ex'or v. Macaulay's Adm'r 48 Va. 476 1851 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Hopper v. Steele 18 Ala. 828 1851 0 Recovery for enslaved person Alabama
Evans v. The Governor 18 Ala. 659 1851 0 Levy on property Alabama
Murray v. State 18 Ala. 727 1851 0 Conversion of enslaved persons Alabama
Burton v. Wheeler 42 N.C. 217 1851 0 Mortgages/Deeds North Carolina
Cuthbert v. Wolfe 19 Ala. 373 1851 0 Levy on a enslaved person Alabama
Morris v. Peregoy 48 Va. 373 1851 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Bach v. Abbott 6 La. Ann. 809 1851 0 Sales, mandates, mortgages, promissory notes, simulation Louisiana
Baldwin v. Jenkins 23 Miss. 206 1851 1 Mississippi
Jackson v. Waters 10 Ga. 546 1851 0 Bill for slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Perry v. Hudson 10 Ga. 362 1851 0 Recovery action Supreme Court of Georgia
Crittenden v. Johnson 14 Ark. 447 1851 1 Arkansas