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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Hocker v. Gentry 60 Ky. 463 1861 0 Kentucky
Western v. Pollard 55 Ky. 315 1855 0 Kentucky
Graham’s Ex’r v. Sam 46 Ky. 403 1847 0 Kentucky
In re Ralph 1 Morris 1 1839 0 Civil Iowa
Wright v. Ross 2 Greene 266 1849 0 Iowa
Seevers v. Hamilton 6 Iowa 199 1858 0 Iowa
State v. Curzy 19 Ind. 430 1862 0 Criminal Indiana
State v. Lasselle 1 Blackf. 60 1820 0 Civil Indiana
Flack v. Cunningham 1 Blackf. 107 1820 0 Civil Indiana
Green v. Vardiman 2 Blackf. 324 1830 0 Civil Indiana
Graves v. State 1 Ind. 368 1849 0 Criminal Indiana
Riley v. Watson 18 Ind. 291 1862 0 Civil Indiana
Collier v. Collier 30 Ind. 32 1868 0 Indiana
Farrell v. Patterson 43 Ill. 52 1867 0 Civil Illinois
Hone v. Ammons 14 Ill. 29 1852 0 Civil Illinois
Nelson v. People 33 Ill. 390 1864 0 Criminal Illinois
Roundtree v. Baker 52 Ill. 241 1869 0 Civil Illinois
Nance v. Howard 1 Ill. 242 1828 0 Illinois
Jarrot v. Jarrot 7 Ill. 1 1845 0 Civil Illinois
Phoebe v. Jay 1 Ill. 268 1828 0 Civil Illinois