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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Calmes v. Ford 14 Miss. 190 1846 0 Mississippi
McKiernan v. Massingill 14 Miss. 375 1846 0 Mississippi
Milly v. Harrison 47 Tenn. 191 1869 0 Tennessee
Tarlton v. Tippett 2 D.C. 463 1824 0 United States
Negro Jack v. Hopewell 6 H. & J. 20 1781 0 Maryland
Manly v. Kidd 33 Miss. 141 1857 0 Mississippi
Lee v. Bennett 31 Miss. 119 1856 0 Mississippi
Binns v. Stokes 27 Miss. 239 1854 0 Mississippi
Semmes v. Sherburne 2 D.C. 637 1825 0 United States
Runaways 4 D.C. 489 1834 0 United States
McKenzie v. Kerr 37 Tenn. 539 1858 0 Tennessee
Wheat v. Croom 7 Ala. 349 1845 0 Alabama
Plato v. Bainbridge 4 H. & McH. 416 1799 0 Maryland
Keziah v. Slye 4 D.C. 463 1834 0 United States
Jones v. Perkins 54 N.C. 337 1854 0 North Carolina
United States v. Johnson 4 D.C. 303 1833 0 United States
Patty v. Edelin 1 D.C. 60 1802 0 United States
James v. Carr 2 Del. Cas. 223 1805 0 Delaware
Pye v. Wood 3 H. & J. 504 1814 0 Maryland
Moore v. Banner 39 N.C. 293 1846 0 North Carolina