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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Owens v. People 13 Ill. 59 1851 0 Civil Illinois
Norris v. Harris 15 Cal. 226 1860 0 Civil California
Carian v. Rieffel 2 Mart. (n.s.) 619 1824 0 Louisiana
Sikes v. Allen 2 Mart. (n.s.) 622 1824 0 Louisiana
Planters' Bank v. Proctor 6 Mart. (n.s.) 531 1828 0 Louisiana
Commonwealth v. Peas 31 Va. 692 1834 0 General Ct. of VA
State v. Stephen 15 Ala. 534 1849 0 Alabama
Crutchfield v. Haynes 14 Ala. 49 1848 0 Alabama
M'Coy v. Moss 5 Port. 88 1837 0 Alabama
Saul v. His Creditors 5 Mart. (n.s.) 569 1827 0 Louisiana
Roberts v. Thomas 32 Ga. 31 1861 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Hook v. Stovall, Dunn & Co. 30 Ga. 418 1860 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Cheever v. Brown & Brown 30 Ga. 904 1860 0 Georgia
Howard v. Snelling 32 Ga. 195 1861 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Hambright v. Stover 31 Ga. 300 1860 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Hawes v. Paul 41 Ga. 609 1871 0 Georgia
Didlake v. Hooper 21 Va. 194 1821 0 SC of Appeals VA
Scott v. Baber 13 Ala. 182 1848 0 Alabama
Dunbar v. Skillman 6 Mart. (n.s.) 539 1828 0 Louisiana
Cocke v. Minor 66 Va. 246 1874 0 SC of Appeals VA