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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
La Selle v. Whitfield 12 La. Ann. 81 1857 0 Louisiana
Moore v. Steele 29 Tenn. 562 1850 0 Tennessee
Lyons v. Andrews 12 La. Ann. 685 1856 0 Louisiana
Aza v. Eitlinger 1 Ant. N.P. Cas. 99 1808 0 Civil SC of New York
Smith v. Hoff 1 Cow. 127 1823 0 Civil SC of New York
Chase v. Lockerman 11 G. & J. 185 1840 0 Maryland
Wesley v. State 37 Miss. 327 1859 0 Mississippi
Elijah v. State 21 Tenn. 455 1841 0 Tennessee
Henry v. State 23 Tenn. 270 1843 0 Tennessee
Smith v. State 9 Ala. 990 1846 0 Alabama
Respublica v. Smith 4 Yeates 204 1805 0 Civil SC of PA.
Tryphenia v. Harrison 24 F. Cas. 252 1806 0 Civil Circuit Court, D. PA.
Saddler v. Apple 28 Tenn. 342 1848 0 Tennessee
Wood v. Vandenburgh 6 Paige Ch. 277 1837 0 Civil Chancery Court of New York
Montgomery v. Morris 32 Ga. 173 1861 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
State v. Charles 1 Fla. 298 1847 0 Supreme Court of FL
Bowling v. Stratton 27 Tenn. 430 1847 0 Tennessee
Havens v. Van Den Burgh 1 Denio 27 1845 0 Civil SC of New York
Tom v. State 27 Tenn. 86 1847 0 Tennessee
State v. John 30 N.C. 330 1848 0 North Carolina