Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Mears v. Morrison 1 Ill. 223 1827 0 Illinois
Kinney v. Cook 4 Ill. 232 1841 0 Illinois
Cornelius v. Cohen 1 Ill. 131 1825 0 Illinois
Chambers v. People 5 Ill. 351 1843 0 Illinois
Sarah v. Borders 5 Ill. 341 1843 0 Illinois
Eells v. People 5 Ill. 497 1843 0 Illinois
Williams v. Jarrot 6 Ill. 120 1844 0 Illinois
Jarrot v. Jarrot 7 Ill. 1 1845 0 Illinois
Owens v. People 13 Ill. 59 1851 0 Illinois
Hone v. Ammons 14 Ill. 29 1852 0 Illinois
Barret v. Gaston 1 Ill. 255 1828 0 Illinois
Rodney v. Illinois Central Railroad 19 Ill. 42 1857 0 Illinois
Ingalls v. Bulkley 15 Ill. 224 1853 0 Illinois
Coles v. County of Madison 1 Ill. 154 1826 0 Illinois
Nance v. Howard 1 Ill. 242 1828 0 Illinois
Nelson v. People 33 Ill. 390 1864 0 Illinois
Farrell v. Patterson 43 Ill. 52 1867 0 Illinois
Harris v. Galbraith 43 Ill. 309 1867 0 Illinois
Phœbe v. Jay 1 Ill. 268 1828 0 Illinois
Thornton’s Case 11 Ill. 332 1849 1 Illinois