Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Smith v. Strong 31 Mass. 128 1833 1 Massachusetts
Leonard v. Leonard 181 Mass. 458 1902 1 Massachusetts
Commonwealth v. Barry 116 Mass. 1 1874 1 Massachusetts
Briggs v. Wardwell 10 Mass. 356 1813 1 Massachusetts
Thompson v. Hamilton 29 Mass. 425 1832 1 Massachusetts
Merrick v. Betts 214 Mass. 223 1913 1 Massachusetts
Commonwealth v. Nickerson 236 Mass. 281 1920 1 Massachusetts
Haven v. Foster 31 Mass. 534 1833 1 Massachusetts
First Congregational Church v. Holyoke Mutual Fire Insurance 158 Mass. 475 1893 1 Massachusetts
Commonwealth v. Knapp 26 Mass. 496 1830 1 Massachusetts
Commonwealth v. Chapman 65 Mass. 422 1853 1 Massachusetts
McConologue’s case 107 Mass. 154 1871 1 Massachusetts
Commonwealth v. Porter 51 Mass. 263 1845 1 Massachusetts
Commonwealth v. Tracy 46 Mass. 536 1843 0 Criminal Massachusetts
Parsons v. President of Gloucester Bank 27 Mass. 533 1830 1 Massachusetts
Commonwealth v. Jenkins 76 Mass. 485 1858 1 Massachusetts
Howe v. Freeman 80 Mass. 566 1860 1 Massachusetts
Watkins v. Otis 19 Mass. 88 1824 1 Massachusetts
Hurley v. Commonwealth 188 Mass. 443 1905 1 Massachusetts
Adams v. Wheeler 27 Mass. 199 1830 1 Massachusetts