Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Matthews v. Dunbar 3 W. Va. 138 1869 0 West Virginia
Harris v. Galbraith 43 Ill. 309 1867 0 Illinois
Barret v. Gaston 1 Ill. 255 1828 0 Illinois
Rodney v. Illinois Central Railroad 19 Ill. 42 1857 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
Williams v. Jarrot 6 Ill. 120 1844 0 Illinois
Farrell v. Patterson 43 Ill. 52 1867 0 Illinois
Kinney v. Cook 4 Ill. 232 1841 0 Illinois
Nelson v. People 33 Ill. 390 1864 0 Illinois
Anderson v. Millikin 9 Ohio St. 568 1859 0 Ohio
Burkhartv. Jennings 2 W. Va. 242 1867 0 West Virginia
United States ex rel. Garland v. Morris 26 F. Cas. 1318 1854 0 United States
Sarah v. Borders 5 Ill. 341 1843 0 Illinois
Richardson v. Beebee 118 Cal. App. 2d 851 1953 California
Beacroft v. Strawn 67 Ill. 28 1873 0 Illinois
Tom v. Daily 4 Ohio 336 1829 0 Ohio
Chase v. State 46 Miss. 683 1872 1 Mississippi