Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Davis v. Patton 19 Md. 120 1862 0 Maryland
Eells v. People 5 Ill. 497 1843 0 Illinois
Sarah v. Borders 5 Ill. 341 1843 0 Illinois
Harris v. Hillman 26 Ala. 380 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
Chambers v. People 5 Ill. 351 1843 0 Illinois
Cornelius v. Cohen 1 Ill. 131 1825 0 Illinois
Kinney v. Cook 4 Ill. 232 1841 0 Illinois
Dennis v. State 5 Ark. 230 1843 0 Action under act declaring rape by a enslaved person punishable by death Arkansas
Morsell v. Baden 22 Md. 391 1864 0 Maryland
Ruth v. State 20 Md. 436 1864 0 Maryland
Brown v. Rowles 21 Md. 11 1864 0 Maryland
Knorr v. Home Insurance 25 Wis. 143 1869 0 Wisconsin
United States ex rel. Garland v. Morris 26 F. Cas. 1318 1854 0 United States
United States v. Rycraft 27 F. Cas. 918 1824 0 United States
Chase v. Plummer 17 Md. 165 1861 0 Maryland
Scott v. Baber 13 Ala. 182 1848 0 Detinue Alabama
Bailey v. Cromwell 4 Ill. 71 1841 0 Illinois
Boon v. Juliet 2 Ill. 258 1836 0 Illinois
Smith v. Crandall 20 Md. 482 1864 0 Maryland
Board of Commissioners of Public Schools v. County Commissioners 20 Md. 439 1864 0 Maryland