Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Nance v. Howard 1 Ill. 242 1828 0 Illinois
Phœbe v. Jay 1 Ill. 268 1828 0 Illinois
Hiss v. State 24 Md. 556 1866 0 Maryland
Bruce v. Leveringe 23 Md. 288 1865 0 Maryland
Fanny v. Montgomery 1 Ill. 247 1828 0 Illinois
Miller v. Duvall 26 Md. 47 1866 0 Maryland
Boner v. Boner 6 W. Va. 377 1873 0 West Virginia
Nelson v. People 33 Ill. 390 1864 0 Illinois
Bandel v. Isaac 13 Md. 202 1859 0 0 Maryland
Mathews v. Wade 2 W. Va. 464 1868 0 West Virginia
Farrell v. Patterson 43 Ill. 52 1867 0 Illinois
Harris v. Galbraith 43 Ill. 309 1867 0 Illinois
Melvin v. Melvin 6 Md. 541 1854 0 Maryland
Hollingsworth & Co. v. Brooks 7 W. Va. 559 1874 0 West Virginia
Richards v. Swan 7 Gill 366 1848 0 Maryland
Cornish v. Willson 6 Gill 299 1848 0 Maryland
Green v. Vardiman 2 Blackf. 324 1830 0 Indiana
Negroes Charles v. Sheriff 12 Md. 274 1858 0 Maryland
Alexander v. Worthington 5 Md. 471 1853 0 Maryland
Gaither v. Blowers 11 Md. 536 1857 0 Maryland