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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Williams v. Harrell 43 N.C. 123 1851 0 North Carolina
State v. Dean 35 N.C. 63 1851 0 North Carolina
Eaves v. Gillespie 1 Swan 128 1851 0 Tennessee
Wooten v. Becton 43 N.C. 66 1851 0 North Carolina
McLain v. Ferrell 1 Swan 48 1851 0 Tennessee
James v. Hall 1 Swan 297 1851 0 Tennessee
Griffin's Ex'or v. Macaulay's Adm'r 48 Va. 476 1851 0 SC of Appeals VA
Waters v. Dashiell 1 Md. 455 1851 0 Maryland
Townshend v. Townshend 9 Gill 506 1851 0 Maryland
Pillow v. Rye 1 Swan 185 1851 0 Tennessee
Davidson v. Potts 42 N.C. 272 1851 0 North Carolina
Alexander v. Burnet 39 S.C.L. 189 1851 0 South Carolina
Rutland v. Gleaves 1 Swan 198 1851 0 Tennessee
Carter v. Buchanan 9 Ga. 539 1851 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Owens v. People 13 Ill. 59 1851 0 Civil Illinois
State v. Cherry 1 Swan 160 1851 0 Tennessee
Union Bank v. Stafford 53 U.S. 327 1851 0 United States
Nelson v. Iverson 19 Ala. 95 1851 0 Alabama
Sam v. State 1 Swan 61 1851 0 Tennessee
Hughes v. Mitchell 19 Ala. 268 1851 0 Alabama