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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
United States v. Williams 28 F. Cas. 631 1852 0 Criminal District Court, E.D. PA.
Cornelius v. Cohen 1 Ill. 131 1825 0 Civil Illinois
Ferris v. Henderson 12 Pa. 49 1849 0 Civil SC of PA.
Petry v. Christy 19 Johns. 53 1821 0 Civil SC of New York
Green v. Vardiman 2 Blackf. 324 1830 0 Civil Indiana
Aza v. Eitlinger 1 Ant. N.P. Cas. 99 1808 0 Civil SC of New York
Rodney v. Illinois Central Railroad 19 Ill. 42 1857 0 Civil Illinois
Brisbane v. Mitchell 8 Serg. & Rawle 423 1822 0 Civil SC of PA.
Phoebe v. Jay 1 Ill. 268 1828 0 Civil Illinois
Ketletas v. Fleet 7 Johns. 323 1811 0 Civil SC of New York
De Fonclear v. Shottenkirk 3 Johns. 170 1808 0 Civil SC of New York
Glen v. Hodges 9 Johns. 67 1812 0 Civil SC of New York
Hall v. Vandegrift 3 Binn. 374 1811 0 Civil SC of PA.
Cramer v. Bradshaw 10 Johns. 484 1813 0 Civil SC of New York
Respublica v. Findlay 3 Yeates 261 1801 0 Civil SC of PA.
Lazarus v. Commonwealth Insurance 36 Mass. 81 1837 0 Civil Massachusetts
Respublica v. Blackmore 2 Yeates 234 1797 0 Civil SC of PA.
In re Stepen 1 Wheel. Cr. Cas. 323 1816 0 Civil New York
Gelston v. Russel 11 Johns. 415 1814 0 Civil SC of New York
In re Belt 2 Edm. Sel. Cas. 93 1848 0 Civil SC of New York