Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Ayres v. Waite 64 Mass. 72 1852 1 Massachusetts
Gibbs vs. Marsh 43 Mass. 243 1841 1 Massachusetts
Commonwealth v. Davis 77 Mass. 4 1858 1 Massachusetts
Smith v. Strong 31 Mass. 128 1833 1 Massachusetts
Commonwealth v. Kennedy 170 Mass. 18 1897 1 Massachusetts
Haven v. Foster 31 Mass. 534 1833 1 Massachusetts
Commonwealth v. Porter 51 Mass. 263 1845 1 Massachusetts
Commonwealth v. Nickerson 236 Mass. 281 1920 1 Massachusetts
Thompson v. Hamilton 29 Mass. 425 1832 1 Massachusetts
Parsons v. President of Gloucester Bank 27 Mass. 533 1830 1 Massachusetts
Briggs v. Wardwell 10 Mass. 356 1813 1 Massachusetts
Watkins v. Otis 19 Mass. 88 1824 1 Massachusetts
Merrick v. Betts 214 Mass. 223 1913 1 Massachusetts
Stephens 70 Mass. 559 1855 1 Massachusetts
Blackwell v. Blackwell 196 Mass. 186 1907 1 Massachusetts
Peabody v. Patten 19 Mass. 517 1824 1 Massachusetts
Preble v. Baldwin 60 Mass. 549 1850 1 Massachusetts
Somes v. Brewer 19 Mass. 184 1824 1 Massachusetts
Whitman v. Hapgood 10 Mass. 437 1813 1 Massachusetts
Commonwealth v. Barry 116 Mass. 1 1874 1 Massachusetts