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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Eells v. People 5 Ill. 497 1843 0 Criminal Illinois
Sarah v. Borders 5 Ill. 341 1843 0 Civil Illinois
Beacroft v. Strawn 67 Ill. 28 1873 0 Civil Illinois
Jarrot v. Jarrot 7 Ill. 1 1845 0 Civil Illinois
Mears v. Morrison 1 Ill. 223 1827 0 Civil Illinois
Barret v. Gaston 1 Ill. 255 1828 0 Illinois
Thornton’s Case 11 Ill. 332 1849 1 Illinois
Harris v. Galbraith 43 Ill. 309 1867 0 Civil Illinois
Farrell v. Patterson 43 Ill. 52 1867 0 Civil Illinois
Ingalls v. Bulkley 15 Ill. 224 1853 0 Civil Illinois
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
Hinde v. Pendleton 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 354 1799 0 H.Ct of Chancery VA
Smith v. Commonwealth 48 Va. 593 1850 0 General Ct. of VA
Souther v. Commonwealth 7 Gratt. 673 1851 0 General Ct. of VA
Anderson v. Commonwealth 32 Va. 740 1835 0 General Ct. of VA
Custis v. Fitzhugh Jeff. 72 1768 0 General Ct. of VA
Smith v. Griffin Jeff. 132 1772 0 General Ct. of VA
Marston v. Parish 1 Jefferson 1 1730 0 General Ct. of VA