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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Ela v. Smith 71 Mass. 121 1855 0 Civil Massachusetts
Greenwood v. Curtis 6 Mass. 358 1810 0 Civil Massachusetts
In re Denison 1 Blume Sup. Ct. Trans. 139 1807 0 Civil Michigan
In re Pattinson 1 Blume Sup. Ct. Trans. 321 1807 0 Civil Michigan
People ex rel. Hedgman v. Board of Registration 26 Mich. 51 1872 0 Civil Michigan
Brown v. Bacon 27 Miss. 589 1854 0 Mississippi
Keithler v. State 18 Miss. 192 1848 0 Mississippi
Pickett v. Banks 19 Miss. 445 1848 0 Mississippi
Hoover v. Brem 43 Miss. 603 1871 0 Mississippi
Sellars v. Kelly 45 Miss. 323 1871 0 Mississippi
Commissioners of Homochitto River v. Withers 29 Miss. 21 1855 0 Mississippi
Wade v. Grimes 8 Miss. 425 1843 0 Mississippi
White v. Graves 24 Miss. 166 1852 0 Mississippi
Anderson v. Patrick 8 Miss. 347 1843 0 Mississippi
Richardson v. Miller 48 Miss. 311 1873 0 Mississippi
Gibson v. Green 45 Miss. 209 1871 0 Mississippi
Pollen v. James 45 Miss. 129 1871 0 Mississippi
Martin v. Tarver 43 Miss. 517 1871 0 Mississippi
Storm v. Smith 43 Miss. 497 1871 0 Mississippi
Guion v. Doherty 43 Miss. 538 1871 0 Mississippi