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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. McCarn 11 Hum. 494 1851 0 Tennessee
White v. Suttle 1 Swan 169 1851 0 Tennessee
Cox v. Hodge 1 Swan 371 1851 0 Tennessee
Bailey v. Rawley 1 Swan 295 1851 0 Tennessee
State v. Cherry 1 Swan 160 1851 0 Tennessee
Pillow v. Rye 1 Swan 185 1851 0 Tennessee
James v. Hall 1 Swan 297 1851 0 Tennessee
Hopper v. Steele 18 Ala. 828 1851 0 Recovery for enslaved person Alabama
McLain v. Ferrell 1 Swan 48 1851 0 Tennessee
Eaves v. Gillespie 1 Swan 128 1851 0 Tennessee
Cheek v. Wheatly 11 Hum. 556 1851 0 Tennessee
Ellick v. State 1 Swan 325 1851 0 Tennessee
Lanier v. Br. Bank 18 Ala. 625 1851 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Booth v. Stamper 10 Ga. 109 1851 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Allen v. State 9 Ga. 492 1851 0 Slave indicted for killing another slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Jones v. Dawson 19 Ala. 672 1851 0 Property dispute Alabama
Palmer v. Benson 19 Ala. 594 1851 0 Detinue Alabama
Rutland v. Gleaves 1 Swan 198 1851 0 Tennessee
Johnson v. Culbreath 19 Ala. 348 1851 0 Will & trust Alabama
Priester v. Augley 39 S.C.L. 44 1851 0 South Carolina