| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontaine v. Beers | 19 Ala. 722 | 1851 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Moye v. May | 43 N.C. 131 | 1851 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Williams v. Hayes | 5 How. Pr. 470 | 1851 | 1 | New York | |
| Petty v. Boothe | 19 Ala. 633 | 1851 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Worthy v. Lyon | 18 Ala. 784 | 1851 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Cuthbert v. Wolfe | 19 Ala. 373 | 1851 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Jecker v. Montgomery | 54 U.S. 498 | 1851 | 1 | United States | |
| U.S. v. Morris | 26 F.Cas. 1323 | 1851 | 0 | Criminal | Circuit Court, D. Mass. |
| Reading v. Donovan | 6 La. Ann. 491 | 1851 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Johnson v. Thweatt | 18 Ala. 741 | 1851 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Wilson v. Doster | 42 N.C. 231 | 1851 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Weir v. Clayton | 19 Ala. 132 | 1851 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Jordan v. Brunough | 11 Ark. 702 | 1851 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Bacon v. Leeds | 6 La. Ann. 804 | 1851 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Pool v. Hodnett | 18 Ala. 752 | 1851 | 0 | Alabama | |
| DeBaun v. Atchison | 14 Mo. 543 | 1851 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Smith v. Martin's Ex'rs | 18 Ala. 819 | 1851 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Vinot v. Bertrand | 6 La. Ann. 474 | 1851 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Levistones v. Landreaux | 6 La. Ann. 26 | 1851 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Birdsale v. Lakey | 6 La. Ann. 646 | 1851 | 0 | Louisiana |