Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Kelly v. City Council of Charleston 38 S.C.L. 426 1851 1 South Carolina
Graham v. Nesmith 18 Ala. 763 1851 1 Alabama
Brooke v. Washington 49 Va. 248 1851 1 Virginia
McLemore v. Benbow 19 Ala. 76 1851 1 Alabama
Irwin's Heirs v. Longworth 20 Ohio 581 1851 1 Ohio
Herndon v. Givens' Adm'r 19 Ala. 313 1851 1 Alabama
Lawson v. Snyder 1 Md. 71 1851 1 Maryland
Trotter v. Nelson 31 Tenn. 7 1851 1 Tennessee
Atchison v. Steam Boat "Dr. Franklin" 14 Mo. 63 1851 1 Missouri
Wilson v. Doster 42 N.C. 231 1851 1 North Carolina
Jecker v. Montgomery 54 U.S. 498 1851 1 United States
Overman v. Coble 35 N.C. 1 1851 1 North Carolina
Kitchen v. Herring 42 N.C. 190 1851 1 North Carolina
Weir v. Clayton 19 Ala. 132 1851 1 Alabama
Glenn v. Thistle 23 Miss. 42 1851 1 Mississippi
Smith v. Martin's Ex'rs 18 Ala. 819 1851 1 Alabama
State v. Cheek 35 N.C. 114 1851 1 North Carolina
Nelms v. Williams 18 Ala. 650 1851 1 Alabama
Quarles v. Quarles 19 Ala. 363 1851 1 Alabama
Allen, Ball & Co. v. Mayor of Savannah 9 Ga. 286 1851 1 Georgia