Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Matthews v. Dunbar 3 W. Va. 138 1869 0 West Virginia
Farrell v. Patterson 43 Ill. 52 1867 0 Illinois
Seevers v. Hamilton 6 Iowa 199 1858 0 Iowa
Owens v. People 13 Ill. 59 1851 0 Illinois
Carpenter v. Miller's Ex'rs 3 W. Va. 174 1869 0 West Virginia
Boner v. Boner 6 W. Va. 377 1873 0 West Virginia
Morrow's adm'r v. Bailey 2 W. Va. 326 1867 0 West Virginia
Mathews v. Wade 2 W. Va. 464 1868 0 West Virginia
Knorr v. Home Insurance 25 Wis. 143 1869 0 Wisconsin
Eells v. People 5 Ill. 497 1843 0 Illinois
Hughes v. Peacehealth 344 Or. 142 2008 1 Oregon
Reiersen v. Comm'r of Revenue 26 Mass. App. Ct. 124 1988 1 Massachusetts
Anderson v. Millikin 9 Ohio St. 568 1859 0 Ohio
Burkhartv. Jennings 2 W. Va. 242 1867 0 West Virginia
Williams v. Jarrot 6 Ill. 120 1844 0 Illinois
Nelson v. People 33 Ill. 390 1864 0 Illinois
Ingalls v. Bulkley 15 Ill. 224 1853 0 Illinois
Hone v. Ammons 14 Ill. 29 1852 0 Illinois
Tom v. Daily 4 Ohio 336 1829 0 Ohio
Abernethy v. Commonwealth 101 Pa. 322 1882 1 Pennsylvania