Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Moore v. Moore's Ex'or 49 Va. 307 1851 1 Virginia
Singleton v. Garrett 23 Miss. 195 1851 1 Mississippi
Brooks v. Kirby 19 Ala. 72 1851 1 Alabama
Armstrong v. Huffstutler 19 Ala. 51 1851 1 Alabama
Garretson v. Vanloon 3 Greene 128 1851 1 Iowa
Ellis v. Welsh 38 S.C.L. 468 1851 1 South Carolina
Thurston v. Franklin College 16 Pa. 154 1851 1 Pennsylvania
In re the Estate of Young 3 Md. Ch. 461 1851 1 Maryland
Doss v. Campbell 19 Ala. 590 1851 1 Alabama
Dorsey v. Packwood 53 U.S. 126 1851 1 United States
Swilley v. Lyon 18 Ala. 552 1851 1 Alabama
Montgomery & West Point Railroad v. Varner 19 Ala. 185 1851 1 Alabama
Nuckols's Adm'r v. Jones 49 Va. 267 1851 1 Virginia
Atchison v. Steam Boat "Dr. Franklin" 14 Mo. 63 1851 1 Missouri
Harris v. Runnels 53 U.S. 79 1851 1 United States
Gaines' Adm'r v. Alexander 48 Va. 257 1851 1 Virginia
Henderson v. Hammond 19 Ala. 340 1851 1 Alabama
McFarlan v. People 13 Ill. 9 1851 1 Illinois
Mays v. Swope 49 Va. 46 1851 1 Virginia
Calhoun v. Palmer 49 Va. 88 1851 1 Virginia