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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Sutton v. Craddock 36 N.C. 134 1840 0 North Carolina
State v. John 30 N.C. 330 1848 0 North Carolina
Mahle v. Terry 16 La. 248 1840 0 Louisiana
Barringer v. Boyd 27 Miss. 473 1854 0 Mississippi
Evans v. Bolling 5 Ala. 550 1843 0 Alabama
Boney v. Hollingsworth 23 Ala. 690 1853 0 Alabama
Jones v. Jones 36 N.C. 332 1841 0 North Carolina
United States v. Frye 25 F. Cas. 1222 1835 0 United States
Plater v. Scott 6 G. & J. 116 1834 0 Maryland
Cole v. Hebb 7 G. & J. 20 1835 0 Maryland
Van Alst v. Hunter 5 Johns. Ch. 148 1821 0 Civil Chancery Court of New York
The Orion 18 F. Cas. 817 1859 0 Civil District Court, S.D. New York
The Henry 4 Blatchf. 359 1859 0 Civil Circuit Court, S.D. New York
Tom v. Daily 4 Ohio 336 1829 0 Civil Ohio
In re Denison 1 Blume Sup. Ct. Trans. 139 1807 0 Civil Michigan
Jackson ex dem. Varick v. Waldron 13 Wend. 178 1834 0 Civil Court for the Correction of Errors of New York
Lane v. Powell 1 Edm. Sel. Cas. 256 1846 0 Criminal SC of New York
Hooper v. Union Bank 10 Rob. 63 1845 0 Louisiana
Ex parte Pile 9 Ark. 336 1849 0 Arkansas
Prince v. State 26 Tenn. 137 1846 0 Tennessee