Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Lasselle 1 Blackf. 60 1820 0 Indiana
Carpenter v. Miller's Ex'rs 3 W. Va. 174 1869 0 West Virginia
Sanaker v. Cushwa 3 W. Va. 29 1868 0 West Virginia
Green v. Vardiman 2 Blackf. 324 1830 0 Indiana
Nelson v. People 33 Ill. 390 1864 0 Illinois
Farrell v. Patterson 43 Ill. 52 1867 0 Illinois
Maddox vs. Negroes Price 17 Md. 413 1861 0 Maryland
Mathews v. Wade 2 W. Va. 464 1868 0 West Virginia
Morrow's adm'r v. Bailey 2 W. Va. 326 1867 0 West Virginia
Ingalls v. Bulkley 15 Ill. 224 1853 0 Illinois
Eells v. People 5 Ill. 497 1843 0 Illinois
Owens v. People 13 Ill. 59 1851 0 Illinois
Williams v. Jarrot 6 Ill. 120 1844 0 Illinois
Jarrot v. Jarrot 7 Ill. 1 1845 0 Illinois
Edwards v. Woolfolk's Administrator 56 Ky. 376 1856 0 Wills & Estates Kentucky
Sarah v. Borders 5 Ill. 341 1843 0 Illinois
Weir's Will 39 Ky. 434 1840 0 Will and Estate Kentucky
Sartor v. Sartor 39 Miss. 760 1861 0 Petition to contest a will, including division of slaves Mississippi
Dep't of Homeland Sec. v. Thuraissigiam 140 S. Ct. 1959 2020 1 United States
Matter of Coates 3 Abb. Ct. App. 231 1856 1 New York