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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Van Waggoner 6 N.J.L. 374 1797 0 Civil New Jersey
Pettis v. Warren 1 Kirby 426 1788 0 Civil Connecticut
Commonwealth v. Turner 44 Mass. 19 1841 0 Criminal Massachusetts
Williamson v. Lewis 39 Pa. 9 1861 0 Civil SC of PA.
Polydore v. Prince 19 F. Cas. 950 1837 0 Civil District Court, D. Maine
Merrill v. Jones 2 Ala. 192 1841 0 Alabama
Pierce v. Wilson 34 Ala. 596 1859 0 Alabama
Price v. Sanchez 8 Fla. 136 1858 0 Supreme Court of FL
Harrison v. State 9 Fla. 156 1860 0 Supreme Court of FL
M'Grew v. Browder 2 Mart. (n.s.) 17 1823 0 Louisiana
Medley v. Jones 19 Va. 98 1816 0 SC of Appeals VA
Lemon v. Reynolds 19 Va. 552 1817 0 SC of Appeals VA
Stewart v. Chiswell 4 H. & McH. 527 1771 0 Maryland
Somervell v. Hunt 3 Md. 113 1792 0 Maryland
De Kerlegand v. Hector 3 Md. 185 1794 0 Maryland
Consolidated Ass'n of the Planters v. Blanc 25 La. Ann. 226 1873 0 Louisiana
Cabell's Executors v. Megginson's Administrators 20 Va. 202 1818 0 SC of Appeals VA
Johnson v. Tompkins 13 F. Cas. 840 1833 0 Civil Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Madden v. Hooper 42 Ala. 397 1868 0 Alabama
Blakey v. Newby's Administrators 20 Va. 64 1818 0 SC of Appeals VA