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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Hanson v. Brawner 2 Md. 90 1852 0 Maryland
Shirk's Case 3 Grant 460 1863 0 SC of PA.
Robinson v. County Commissioners 12 Md. 132 1858 0 Maryland
Pond v. Smith 4 Conn. 297 1822 0 Civil Connecticut
Reese v. Harris 27 Ala. 301 1855 0 Alabama
Pickard v. Peters 3 Ala. 493 1842 0 Alabama
Glenn v. Chesapeake Bank 3 Md. 475 1853 0 Maryland
United States v. Bowman 24 F. Cas. 1212 1808 0 Criminal Circuit Court, D. PA.
Pettis v. Warren 1 Kirby 426 1788 0 Civil Connecticut
Williamson v. Lewis 39 Pa. 9 1861 0 Civil SC of PA.
Bracken v. Chaffin 24 Tenn. 575 1845 0 Tennessee
De Kerlegand v. Hector 3 Md. 185 1794 0 Maryland
Link v. Beuner 3 Cai. 325 1805 0 Civil SC of New York
Lessee of Sword v. Adams 3 Yeates 34 1800 0 Civil SC of PA.
Van Metre v. Mitchell 28 F. Cas. 1036 1853 0 Civil Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Leach v. Slater 1 Md. 513 1773 0 Maryland
Carr's Adm'rs v. Glasscock's Adm'r 44 Va. 343 1846 0 SC of Appeals VA
Whitfield v. Browder 13 Ark. 143 1852 0 Arkansas
Swanson v. White 24 Tenn. 373 1844 0 Tennessee
Nancy v. State 6 Ala. 483 1844 0 Alabama