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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Sam v. State 1 Swan 61 1851 0 Tennessee
Dawson v. His Creditors 6 La. Ann. 212 1851 0 Louisiana
Jeter v. Deslondes 6 La. Ann. 379 1851 0 Louisiana
Smith v. Hooks 19 Ala. 101 1851 0 Alabama
Hopper v. Steele 18 Ala. 828 1851 0 Alabama
Rowe v. State 11 Hum. 491 1851 0 Tennessee
Dixon v. Myers & Co. 48 Va. 240 1851 1 Virginia
Gardner v. Gantt 19 Ala. 666 1851 0 Alabama
Lafferty v. Whitesides' lessee 1 Swan 123 1851 0 Tennessee
Rutland v. Gleaves 1 Swan 198 1851 0 Tennessee
Barnes v. Hayes 31 Tenn. 304 1851 1 Tennessee
Trotter v. Nelson 31 Tenn. 7 1851 1 Tennessee
Neal v. Farmer 9 Ga. 555 1851 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Alexander v. Burnet 39 S.C.L. 189 1851 0 South Carolina
Thomas v. Doub 1 Md. 252 1851 0 Maryland
Caruthers v. Moore 1 Unrep. Tenn. Cas. 86 1851 1 Tennessee
Priester v. Augley 39 S.C.L. 44 1851 0 South Carolina
Dupre v. Uzee 6 La. Ann. 280 1851 0 Louisiana
Lanier v. Br. Bank 18 Ala. 625 1851 0 Alabama
Brooke v. Washington 49 Va. 248 1851 1 Virginia