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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Williams v. Buster 5 W. Va. 342 1872 0 West Virginia
Boner v. Boner 6 W. Va. 377 1873 0 West Virginia
Thompson v. Thompson 5 W. Va. 190 1872 1 West Virginia
Carpenter v. Miller's Ex'rs 3 W. Va. 174 1869 0 West Virginia
Matthews v. Dunbar 3 W. Va. 138 1869 0 West Virginia
Knorr v. Home Insurance 25 Wis. 143 1869 0 Wisconsin
Ableman v. Booth 11 Wis. 498 1859 1 Wisconsin
Arnold v. Booth 14 Wis. 180 1861 1 Wisconsin
In re Booth 3 Wis. 1 1854 1 Wisconsin
In re Booth 3 Wis. 157 1854 0 Wisconsin
Jennings v. Paine 4 Wis. 358 1856 0 Wisconsin