| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hutcherson v. Pigg | 49 Va. 220 | 1851 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Childers v. Johnson | 6 La. Ann. 634 | 1851 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Stephens v. Sherrod | 6 Tex. 294 | 1851 | 0 | Texas | |
| Garrett v. Gaines | 6 Tex. 435 | 1851 | 0 | Texas | |
| Fontaine v. Beers | 19 Ala. 722 | 1851 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Olive v. Alter | 14 Mo. 185 | 1851 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Quarles v. Quarles | 19 Ala. 363 | 1851 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Caruthers v. Moore | 1 Shan. Cas. 60 | 1851 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Derwort v. Loomer | 21 Conn. 245 | 1851 | 1 | Connecticut | |
| Sparkman v. Daughtry | 35 N.C. 168 | 1851 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Taylor v. Stedman | 35 N.C. 97 | 1851 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Williams v. Harrison | 19 Ala. 277 | 1851 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Matlock v. Mallory | 19 Ala. 694 | 1851 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Landry v. Marchais | 6 La. Ann. 87 | 1851 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Stephenson v. Lee | 6 La. Ann. 758 | 1851 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Love v. Robertson | 7 Tex. 6 | 1851 | 0 | Texas | |
| Nimmo v. Davis | 7 Tex. 26 | 1851 | 0 | Texas | |
| Cox's Adm'r v. Whitfield | 18 Ala. 738 | 1851 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Lamkin v. Heyer | 19 Ala. 228 | 1851 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Dickson v. Montgomery | 31 Tenn. 348 | 1851 | 1 | Tennessee |