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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Oothout v. Thompson 20 Johns. 277 1822 0 Civil SC of New York
Russell v. Commonwealth 1 Pen. & W. 82 1829 0 Civil SC of PA.
Jackson ex dem. Loucks v. Churchill 7 Cow. 287 1827 0 Civil SC of New York
Alexander v. Stokely 7 Serg. & Rawle 299 1821 0 Civil SC of PA.
Higbie v. Hopkins 12 F. Cas. 126 1805 0 Civil Circuit Court, D. PA.
Helm v. Miller 17 Johns. 296 1820 0 Civil SC of New York
Sheckell v. Jackson 64 Mass. 25 1852 0 Civil Massachusetts
The Merchant 17 F. Cas. 36 1857 0 Civil Circuit Court, S.D. New York
Lemmon v. People 20 N.Y. 562 1859 0 Civil Court of Appeals of New York
Ela v. Smith 71 Mass. 121 1855 0 Civil Massachusetts
Van Kleeck v. Dutch Church 20 Wend. 457 1838 0 Civil Court for the Correction of Errors of New York
Livingston v. Ackeston 5 Cow. 531 1826 0 Civil SC of New York
Worthington v. Preston 30 F. Cas. 645 1824 0 Civil Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Scott v. Price 2 Serg. & Rawle 59 1815 0 Civil SC of PA.
People ex rel. Trainer v. Cooper 8 How. Pr. 288 1853 0 Civil SC of New York
Miller v. Dwilling 14 Serg. & Rawle 442 1826 0 Civil SC of PA.
Commonwealth v. Taylor 44 Mass. 72 1841 0 Civil Massachusetts
Goold v. United Insurance Co. 2 Cai. 73 1804 0 Civil SC of New York
Vanderzee v. Vanderzee 36 N.Y. 231 1867 0 Civil Court of Appeals of New York
Schuyler v. Russ 2 Cai. 202 1804 0 Civil SC of New York