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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Stewart v. Shoenfelt 13 Serg. & Rawle 360 1825 1 Pennsylvania
Prigmore v. Thompson 1 Minor 420 1826 1 Alabama
Powell v. Waters 8 Cow. 669 1826 1 New York
Bob v. State 10 Tenn. 173 1826 0 Tennessee
Steele v. Thompson 14 Serg. & Rawle 84 1826 1 Pennsylvania
Gardere v. Foucher 4 Mart. (n.s.) 352 1826 0 Louisiana
Coalter v. Hunter 25 Va. 58 1826 1 Virginia
Shepherd v. Percy 4 Mart. (n.s.) 267 1826 0 Louisiana
White v. Cumming 5 Mart. (n.s.) 199 1826 0 Louisiana
Byrd v. Bowie 5 Mart. (n.s.) 201 1826 0 Louisiana
Galloway v. Legan 4 Mart. (n.s.) 167 1826 0 Louisiana
Balfour v. Chew 4 Mart. (n.s.) 154 1826 0 Louisiana
Kirk ex rel. Kirk v. Turner 16 N.C. 14 1826 0 North Carolina
United States v. Calvin 2 D.C. 640 1826 0 United States
Carter v. Harris 25 Va. 199 1826 0 SC of Appeals VA
Bates v. Shaw 13 Serg. & Rawle 420 1826 1 Pennsylvania
Scott v. Waugh 15 Serg. & Rawle 17 1826 0 Civil SC of PA.
Knight v. Yarborough 25 Va. 566 1826 0 SC of Appeals VA
Avery v. Chappel 6 Conn. 270 1826 1 Connecticut
Bohn v. Headley 7 H. & J. 257 1826 0 Maryland