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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Garrard v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 657 1872 0 Mississippi
Deas v. Smith 1 Cai. 171 1803 0 SC of New York
State v. Levi 44 N.C. 6 1852 0 North Carolina
United States v. Flowery 25 F. Cas. 1124 1845 0 United States
Overseers of the Poor v. Overseers of the Poor 15 Johns. 283 1818 0 Civil SC of New York
Van Epps v. Van Deusen 4 Paige Ch. 64 1833 0 Civil Chancery Court of New York
State v. Baltimore & Susquehanna Steam Co. 13 Md. 181 1859 0 Maryland
Forkner v. Stuart 47 Va. 197 1849 0 SC of Appeals VA
Barnett’s Executor v. Tarrence 23 Ala. 463 1853 0 Alabama
United States v. Farrell 5 D.C. 311 1837 0 United States
Loubière v. LeBlanc 12 La. Ann. 210 1857 0 Louisiana
State v. Judge of the Parish Court 15 La. 531 1840 0 Louisiana
United States v. Carter 4 D.C. 732 1836 0 United States
Ex parte Williams 4 D.C. 343 1833 0 United States
Waters v. Dashiell 1 Md. 455 1851 0 Maryland
Smith v. Billing 3 D.C. 355 1828 0 United States
Bedford v. Williams 45 Tenn. 202 1867 0 Tennessee
Boner v. Boner 6 W. Va. 377 1873 0 West Virginia
Gunnel v. Dade 1 D.C. 427 1807 0 United States
Snell v. Elam 49 Tenn. 82 1870 0 Tennessee