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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Nelson v. People 33 Ill. 390 1864 0 Criminal Illinois
State v. Samuel 19 N.C. 177 1836 0 North Carolina
Williams v. Jarrot 6 Ill. 120 1844 0 Civil Illinois
Hone v. Ammons 14 Ill. 29 1852 0 Civil Illinois
State v. Charles 1 Fla. 298 1847 0 Supreme Court of FL
Green v. Vardiman 2 Blackf. 324 1830 0 Civil Indiana
Cornelius v. Cohen 1 Ill. 131 1825 0 Civil Illinois
Phoebe v. Jay 1 Ill. 268 1828 0 Civil Illinois
Graves v. State 1 Ind. 368 1849 0 Criminal Indiana
Kinney v. Cook 4 Ill. 232 1841 0 Civil Illinois
Nance v. Howard 1 Ill. 242 1828 0 Illinois
Wesley v. State 37 Miss. 327 1859 0 Mississippi
Roundtree v. Baker 52 Ill. 241 1869 0 Civil Illinois
Moore v. People 55 U.S. 13 1852 0 United States
Bennett v. Starnes 8 La.Ann. 78 1853 0 Louisiana
Isbell v. Butler 2 Va. Col. Dec. 40 1734 0 Virginia
United States v. Amy 24 F. Cas. 792 1859 0 Cir. Ct., D. VA
State v. Aaron 4 N.J.L. 231 1818 0 Criminal New Jersey
In re Pattinson 1 Blume Sup. Ct. Trans. 321 1807 0 Civil Michigan
Edwards v. Woolfolk's Administrator 56 Ky. 376 1856 0 Kentucky