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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Commonwealth v. Tracy 46 Mass. 536 1843 0 Criminal Massachusetts
Hoppiss v. Eskridge 37 N.C. 54 1841 0 North Carolina
Williams v. Jarrot 6 Ill. 120 1844 0 Civil Illinois
Gunter v. Thomas 36 N.C. 199 1840 0 North Carolina
Graham v. Torrance 36 N.C. 210 1840 0 North Carolina
Davis v. Cain's Ex'or 36 N.C. 304 1840 0 North Carolina
Hone v. Ammons 14 Ill. 29 1852 0 Civil Illinois
Beebe v. De Baun 8 Ark. 510 1848 0 Arkansas
Main v. Alexander 9 Ark. 112 1848 0 Arkansas
White v. Pettijohn 23 N.C. 52 1840 0 North Carolina
Nelson v. People 33 Ill. 390 1864 0 Criminal Illinois
Pyeatt v. Spencer 4 Ark. 563 1842 0 Arkansas
United States v. Williams 28 F. Cas. 631 1852 0 Criminal District Court, E.D. PA.
Redman v. Roberts 23 N.C. 479 1841 0 North Carolina
People v. Wolven 2 Edm. Sel. Cas. 108 1848 0 Criminal City Court of New York
Anderson v. Felton 36 N.C. 55 1840 0 North Carolina
Buffalow v. Buffalow 37 N.C. 113 1840 0 North Carolina
Wilcox v. Wilcox 36 N.C. 36 1840 0 North Carolina
Burgin v. Burgin 23 N.C. 160 1840 0 North Carolina
Lowry v. McGee 40 Tenn. 269 1859 0 Tennessee