Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Tomlinson v. Roberts 25 Conn. 477 1857 1 Connecticut
In re Perkins 2 Cal. 424 1852 1 California
Chambers v. People 5 Ill. 351 1843 0 Illinois
Hayes v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance 125 Ill. 626 1888 1 Illinois
Rodney v. Illinois Central Railroad 19 Ill. 42 1857 0 Illinois
Hughes v. Peacehealth 344 Or. 142 2008 1 Oregon
In re Booth 3 Wis. 157 1854 0 Wisconsin
United States v. Amy 24 F. Cas. 792 1859 0 Cir. Ct., D. VA
Ableman v. Booth 11 Wis. 498 1859 1 Wisconsin
Mathews v. Wade 2 W. Va. 464 1868 0 West Virginia
Reiersen v. Comm'r of Revenue 26 Mass. App. Ct. 124 1988 1 Massachusetts
Howe v. Treasurer of Plainfield 37 N.J.L. 145 1874 1 New Jersey
Hone v. Ammons 14 Ill. 29 1852 0 Illinois
Meehan v. Newton No. 2011-UP-325, 2011 WL 11734950, at *1 (S.C. Ct. App. June 27, 2011) 2011 2 South Carolina
Marks, Rothenberg & Co. v. N. H. & R. L. Bradley 69 Miss. 1 1891 1 Mississippi
Owens v. People 13 Ill. 59 1851 0 Illinois
Sarah v. Borders 5 Ill. 341 1843 0 Illinois
Eells v. People 5 Ill. 497 1843 0 Illinois
Thompson v. Thompson 5 W. Va. 190 1872 1 West Virginia
Morrow's adm'r v. Bailey 2 W. Va. 326 1867 0 West Virginia