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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Souther v. Commonwealth 7 Gratt. 673 1851 0 First-degree murder General Ct. of VA
Cheek v. Wheatly 11 Hum. 556 1851 0 Tennessee
Eaves v. Gillespie 1 Swan 128 1851 0 Tennessee
McLain v. Ferrell 1 Swan 48 1851 0 Tennessee
James v. Hall 1 Swan 297 1851 0 Tennessee
Pillow v. Rye 1 Swan 185 1851 0 Tennessee
State v. Cherry 1 Swan 160 1851 0 Tennessee
Bailey v. Rawley 1 Swan 295 1851 0 Tennessee
Cox v. Hodge 1 Swan 371 1851 0 Tennessee
White v. Suttle 1 Swan 169 1851 0 Tennessee
State v. McCarn 11 Hum. 494 1851 0 Tennessee
Owens v. People 13 Ill. 59 1851 0 Illinois
Union Bank v. Stafford 53 U.S. 327 1851 0 Contracts United States
Waters v. Dashiell 1 Md. 455 1851 0 Maryland
Bayne v. Suit 1 Md. 80 1851 0 Maryland
Wiley v. State 1 Swan 256 1851 0 Tennessee
Tuck v. Bowie 1 Md. 87 1851 0 Maryland
Creed v. White 11 Hum. 549 1851 0 Tennessee
Brewer v. Connell 11 Hum. 500 1851 0 Tennessee
Bellamy v. Bellamy 4 Fla. 242 1851 0 Deed of Conveyance for the Profits and Issues of Property Supreme Court of FL