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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Dupuy v. Hunt 2 La. Ann. 562 1847 0 Louisiana
Gilbert v. Meriam 2 La. Ann. 160 1847 0 Louisiana
Groves v. Steel 2 La. Ann. 480 1847 0 Louisiana
Livingston v. Bain 10 Wend. 384 1833 0 Civil SC of Judicature of New York
Town of New Haven v. Town of Huntington 22 Conn. 25 1852 0 Civil Connecticut
Ansley v. Pearson 8 Ala. 431 1845 0 Alabama
Jeter v. Deslondes 6 La. Ann. 379 1851 0 Louisiana
State v. Lasselle 1 Blackf. 60 1820 0 Civil Indiana
Farrell v. Patterson 43 Ill. 52 1867 0 Civil Illinois
Kettletas v. Fleet 1 Ant. N.P. Cas. 52 1808 0 Civil SC of New York
Grove v. Roberts 6 La. Ann. 210 1851 0 Louisiana
In re Ralph 1 Morris 1 1839 0 Civil Iowa
United States ex rel. Wheeler v. Williamson 28 F. Cas. 682 1855 0 Civil District Court, E.D. PA.
Ex parte Jenkins 13 F. Cas. 445 1853 0 Civil Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Babin v. Winchester 7 La. 460 1834 0 Louisiana
Chretien v. Theard 2 Mart. (n.s.) 582 1824 0 Louisiana
Metayer v. Noret 5 Mart. (o.s.) 566 1818 0 Louisiana
Carian v. Rieffel 2 Mart. (n.s.) 619 1824 0 Louisiana
Sikes v. Allen 2 Mart. (n.s.) 622 1824 0 Louisiana
Commonwealth v. Peas 31 Va. 692 1834 0 General Ct. of VA