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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Lenoir v. Rainey 15 Ala. 667 1849 0 Alabama
State v. Van Waggoner 6 N.J.L. 374 1797 0 Civil New Jersey
Sewall v. Henry 9 Ala. 24 1846 0 Alabama
Stovall v. London 19 Va. 299 1816 0 SC of Appeals VA
Pettis v. Warren 1 Kirby 426 1788 0 Civil Connecticut
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
Whitsett, Garner & Co. v. Slater 23 Ala. 626 1853 0 Alabama
Accinelli v. Syndics of Menard 2 Mart. (n.s.) 222 1824 0 Louisiana
Thomas v. Pile 3 Md. 241 1794 0 Maryland
Sorrell's Case 3 Va. 253 1786 0 General Ct. of VA
Johnson v. Tompkins 13 F. Cas. 840 1833 0 Civil Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Robin v. Hardaway 1 Jefferson 109 1772 0 General Ct. of VA
Goddin v. Morris 1 Va. Col. Dec. 189 1732 0 General Ct. of VA
Hull v. Clark 22 Miss. 187 1850 0 Mississippi
Stewart v. Hood 10 Ala. 600 1846 0 Alabama
Scott v. Sandford 60 U.S. 393 1856 0 United States
Carleton & Co. v. Banks 7 Ala. 32 1844 0 Alabama
Sale v. Saunders 24 Miss. 24 1852 0 Mississippi
Lewis v. State 30 Ala. 54 1857 0 Alabama