| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berry v. State | 10 Ga. 511 | 1851 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Knox's Distributees v. Steele | 18 Ala. 815 | 1851 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Perminter v. Kelly | 18 Ala. 716 | 1851 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Childers v. Johnson | 6 La. Ann. 634 | 1851 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Gaines v. Relf | 53 U.S. 472 | 1851 | 1 | United States | |
| Adams v. McKenzie | 18 Ala. 698 | 1851 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Drake v. Moore | 18 Ala. 597 | 1851 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Lawrence v. Hand | 23 Miss. 103 | 1851 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Tuck v. Bowie | 1 Md. 87 | 1851 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Johnson v. Culbreath | 19 Ala. 348 | 1851 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Packer v. Cockayne | 3 Greene 111 | 1851 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Lamkin v. Heyer | 19 Ala. 228 | 1851 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Dickson v. Montgomery | 31 Tenn. 348 | 1851 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Williams v. Bowdon | 31 Tenn. 282 | 1851 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Day v. Woodworth | 54 U.S. 363 | 1851 | 1 | United States | |
| McGee v. Porter | 14 Mo. 611 | 1851 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Clements v. Cribbs | 19 Ala. 241 | 1851 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Watson v. Walker | 23 N.H. 471 | 1851 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Teall v. Van Wyck | 10 Barb. 376 | 1851 | 1 | New York | |
| Baldwin v. Jenkins | 23 Miss. 206 | 1851 | 1 | Mississippi |