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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Benjamin v. Davis 6 La. Ann. 472 1851 0 Louisiana
Fleming v. Toler 48 Va. 310 1851 0 SC of Appeals VA
Byrd v. Clendenin 11 Ark. 572 1851 0 Arkansas
Dabney v. Kennedy 48 Va. 317 1851 0 SC of Appeals VA
Green v. Lane 43 N.C. 70 1851 0 North Carolina
Foy v. Foy 35 N.C. 90 1851 0 North Carolina
Lott v. Meacham 4 Fla. 144 1851 0 Supreme Court of FL
Maxwell v. Maxwell 43 N.C. 25 1851 0 North Carolina
Gregory v. Harrison 4 Fla. 56 1851 0 Supreme Court of FL
Zeigler v. Scott 10 Ga. 389 1851 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Jackson v. Waters 10 Ga. 546 1851 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Clifford v. State 10 Ga. 422 1851 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Love v. Williams 4 Fla. 126 1851 0 Supreme Court of FL
Theriot v. Henderson 6 La. Ann. 222 1851 0 Louisiana
Boyle v. Swanson 6 La. Ann. 263 1851 0 Louisiana
Pearson v. Reid 10 Ga. 580 1851 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Ragland v. Justices of the Inferior Court ex rel. Jones 10 Ga. 65 1851 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Gilmer v. Ware 19 Ala. 252 1851 0 Alabama
Hopkins v. Dowd 11 Ark. 627 1851 0 Arkansas
Charge to Grand Jury—Fugitive Slave Law 30 F. Cas. 1013 1851 0 Circuit Court, N.D. New York