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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
James v. Elder 23 Miss. 134 1851 0 Mississippi
Charge to Grand Jury—Fugitive Slave Law 30 F. Cas. 1015 1851 0 United States
Rawls v. Rawls 6 La. Ann. 665 1851 0 Louisiana
Steele v. Brown 18 Ala. 700 1851 0 Alabama
Desha v. Jones 6 La. Ann. 743 1851 0 Louisiana
Davis v. Loftin 6 Tex. 489 1851 0 Texas
Harris v. Shackleford 6 Tex. 133 1851 0 Texas
Byrd v. Clendenin 11 Ark. 572 1851 0 Arkansas
Duncan v. Johnson 23 Miss. 130 1851 0 Mississippi
Bryan v. Bridge 6 Tex. 137 1851 0 Texas
Walcott v. Hendrick 6 Tex. 406 1851 0 Texas
Simmons v. Rarden 9 Ga. 543 1851 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Romer v. Woods 6 La. Ann. 29 1851 0 Louisiana
Brooks v. Ashburn 9 Ga. 297 1851 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Flynt v. Hatchett 9 Ga. 328 1851 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Judge v. Wilkins 19 Ala. 765 1851 0 Alabama
Gaskill v. King 34 N.C. 211 1851 0 North Carolina
Hinton v. Lewis 42 N.C. 184 1851 0 North Carolina
Carter v. Buchanan 9 Ga. 539 1851 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Anthony v. State 9 Ga. 264 1851 0 Supreme Court of Georgia