Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Martin 34 N.C. 157 1851 0 Indictment for stealing a slave North Carolina
Lehman v. Logan 42 N.C. 296 1851 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Davidson v. Potts 42 N.C. 272 1851 0 Descent and distribution North Carolina
Foy v. Foy 35 N.C. 90 1851 0 Divorce Petition North Carolina
Maxwell v. Maxwell 43 N.C. 25 1851 0 Estates North Carolina
Grady v. Threadgill 35 N.C. 228 1851 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Forbes v. Smith 43 N.C. 30 1851 0 Trusts North Carolina
Richardson v. Pridgen 43 N.C. 153 1851 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Harris v. Shackleford 6 Tex. 133 1851 0 Levy on slaves after death of defendant Texas
Bryan v. Bridge 6 Tex. 137 1851 0 Levy on property Texas
Stephens v. Sherrod 6 Tex. 294 1851 0 Mortgage dispute Texas
Childers v. Johnson 6 La. Ann. 634 1851 0 Successions, property, community property Louisiana
Lawrence v. Hand 23 Miss. 103 1851 1 Mississippi
Graham v. Nesmith 18 Ala. 763 1851 1 Alabama
Clark v. Moss 11 Ark. 736 1851 1 Arkansas
Kilpatrick v. Kilpatrick 23 Miss. 124 1851 1 Mississippi
Packer v. Cockayne 3 Greene 111 1851 1 Iowa
Tryon v. Oxley 3 Greene 289 1851 1 Iowa
Wooten v. Clark 23 Miss. 75 1851 1 Mississippi
Guess v. Lubbock 5 Tex. 535 1851 0 Dispute between slave and master Texas