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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Bailey v. Cromwell 4 Ill. 71 1841 0 Civil Illinois
Owens v. People 13 Ill. 59 1851 0 Civil Illinois
Chambers v. People 5 Ill. 351 1843 0 Criminal Illinois
Eells v. People 5 Ill. 497 1843 0 Criminal Illinois
Sarah v. Borders 5 Ill. 341 1843 0 Civil Illinois
Nance v. Howard 1 Ill. 242 1828 0 Illinois
Farrell v. Patterson 43 Ill. 52 1867 0 Civil Illinois
Kinney v. Cook 4 Ill. 232 1841 0 Civil Illinois
Mears v. Morrison 1 Ill. 223 1827 0 Civil Illinois
Beacroft v. Strawn 67 Ill. 28 1873 0 Civil Illinois
Harris v. Galbraith 43 Ill. 309 1867 0 Civil Illinois
Roundtree v. Baker 52 Ill. 241 1869 0 Civil Illinois
Cornelius v. Cohen 1 Ill. 131 1825 0 Civil Illinois
Rodney v. Illinois Central Railroad 19 Ill. 42 1857 0 Civil Illinois
Hone v. Ammons 14 Ill. 29 1852 0 Civil Illinois
Nelson v. People 33 Ill. 390 1864 0 Criminal Illinois
Barret v. Gaston 1 Ill. 255 1828 0 Illinois
Turpin v. Turpin 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 137 1791 0 H.Ct of Chancery VA
Fowler v. Saunders 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 322 1798 0 H.Ct of Chancery VA
Aylett v. Minnis 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 219 1793 0 H.Ct of Chancery VA