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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Burkhartv. Jennings 2 W. Va. 242 1867 0 West Virginia
Chretien v. Theard 2 Mart. (n.s.) 582 1824 0 Louisiana
Metayer v. Noret 5 Mart. (o.s.) 566 1818 0 Louisiana
Owens v. People 13 Ill. 59 1851 0 Civil Illinois
Norris v. Harris 15 Cal. 226 1860 0 Civil California
Planters' Bank v. Proctor 6 Mart. (n.s.) 531 1828 0 Louisiana
Commonwealth v. Peas 31 Va. 692 1834 0 General Ct. of VA
Crutchfield v. Haynes 14 Ala. 49 1848 0 Alabama
M'Coy v. Moss 5 Port. 88 1837 0 Alabama
Howard v. Snelling 32 Ga. 195 1861 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Hambright v. Stover 31 Ga. 300 1860 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Didlake v. Hooper 21 Va. 194 1821 0 SC of Appeals VA
Scott v. Baber 13 Ala. 182 1848 0 Alabama
Hayes v. Goode 34 Va. 452 1836 0 SC of Appeals VA
Persinger v. Simmons 66 Va. 238 1874 0 SC of Appeals VA
Calahan's Adm'rs v. Depriest 54 Va. 274 1856 0 SC of Appeals VA
Custis v. Snead 53 Va. 260 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Thompson 2 Swan 386 1852 0 Tennessee
Williamson v. Williamson 57 Ky. 329 1857 0 North Carolina
Charlotte v. Chouteau 11 Mo. 193 1847 0 Missouri