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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Palmer v. Benson 19 Ala. 594 1851 0 Alabama
Gibson v. Love 4 Fla. 217 1851 0 Supreme Court of FL
James v. Elder 23 Miss. 134 1851 0 Mississippi
Polk v. Robinson 42 N.C. 235 1851 0 North Carolina
State v. Jackson 6 La. Ann. 593 1851 0 Louisiana
Moss v. Ashbrooks 12 Ark. 369 1851 0 Arkansas
Sparkman v. Daughtry 35 N.C. 168 1851 0 North Carolina
Beavers v. Davis 19 Ala. 82 1851 0 Alabama
Reading v. Donovan 6 La. Ann. 491 1851 0 Louisiana
Townshend v. Townshend 9 Gill 506 1851 0 Maryland
Hurt v. State 19 Ala. 19 1851 0 Alabama
Finch v. Rogers 11 Hum. 559 1851 0 Tennessee
Brewer v. Connell 11 Hum. 500 1851 0 Tennessee
Creed v. White 11 Hum. 549 1851 0 Tennessee
Chesson v. Chesson 43 N.C. 141 1851 0 North Carolina
Lehman v. Logan 42 N.C. 296 1851 0 North Carolina
Lanier v. Br. Bank 18 Ala. 625 1851 0 Alabama
Rutland v. Gleaves 1 Swan 198 1851 0 Tennessee
Berry v. State 10 Ga. 511 1851 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Allen v. Morgan's Adm'r 49 Va. 60 1851 0 SC of Appeals VA