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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hopper v. Steele 18 Ala. 828 1851 0 Alabama
Charge to Grand Jury—Fugitive Slave Law 30 F. Cas. 1007 1851 0 Circuit Court, S.D. New York
Bailey v. Rawley 1 Swan 295 1851 0 Tennessee
Gillespie v. Edmonston 11 Hum. 553 1851 0 Tennessee
Craig v. Phipps 23 Miss. 240 1851 0 Mississippi
Cox v. Hodge 1 Swan 371 1851 0 Tennessee
McChesney v. Bruce 1 Md. 344 1851 0 Maryland
Carter v. Reynolds 6 Tex. 561 1851 0 Texas
Leigh v. Meurice 6 La. Ann. 476 1851 0 Louisiana
Dorsey v. Packwood 53 U.S. 126 1851 1 United States
Smith v. Hooks 19 Ala. 101 1851 0 Alabama
Vance v. McLaughlin's Adm'r 49 Va. 289 1851 1 Virginia
Lanier v. Br. Bank 18 Ala. 625 1851 0 Alabama
Brewer v. Connell 11 Hum. 500 1851 0 Tennessee
Rutland v. Gleaves 1 Swan 198 1851 0 Tennessee
Charge to Grand Jury—Fugitive Slave Law 30 F. Cas. 1013 1851 0 Circuit Court, N.D. New York
Rhinehart v. Doswell 6 La. Ann. 766 1851 0 Louisiana
State v. Jonas 6 La. Ann. 695 1851 0 Louisiana
McLain v. Ferrell 1 Swan 48 1851 0 Tennessee
Bell v. Crawford 49 Va. 110 1851 1 Virginia