Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Farrell v. Patterson 43 Ill. 52 1867 0 Illinois
Abrahams v. Commonwealth 40 Va. 675 1842 0 ? General Ct. of VA
Cooper v. Hepburn 56 Va. 551 1860 0 ? SC of Appeals VA
Baker v. Wise 57 Va. 139 1861 0 ? SC of Appeals VA
Harvey v. Epes 53 Va. 153 1855 0 ? SC of Appeals VA
Abrahams v. Commonwealth 38 Va. 675 1841 0 ? General Ct. of VA
Jason v. Henderson 7 Md. 430 1855 0 0 Maryland
Shilling v. Shilling 6 Gill 171 1847 0 0 Maryland
Fulton v. Lewis 3 H. & J. 564 1815 0 0 Maryland
Henderson v. Tom 4 H. & J. 282 1817 0 0 Maryland
Smith v. Smith 6 Md. 496 1854 0 0 Maryland
Sheriff v. Negroes Charles 12 Md. 280 1858 0 0 Maryland
Hanson v. Hanson 4 Gill 69 1846 0 0 Maryland
Rozier v. Holliday 8 Md. 381 1855 0 0 Maryland
David v. Porter 4 H. & McH. 418 1799 0 0 Maryland
State ex rel. Griffin v. Hanson's Adm'x. 2 H. & G. 437 1828 0 0 Maryland
Anderson v. Baily 8 G. & J. 32 1836 0 0 Maryland
Phippard v. Fordes 4 H. & McH. 481 1721 0 0 Maryland
Bandel v. Isaac 13 Md. 202 1859 0 0 Maryland
Hupe v. Seibert 4 Gill 240 1846 0 0 Maryland