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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Jackson v. Bulloch 12 Conn. 38 1837 0 Civil Connecticut
Covenhoven v. Seaman 1 Johns. Cas. 23 1799 0 Civil SC of New York
Gunter v. Leckey 30 Ala. 591 1857 0 Alabama
United States v. Westervelt 28 F. Cas. 529 1861 0 Criminal Circuit Court, S.D. New York
Floyd v. Barker 1 Paige Ch. 481 1829 0 Civil Chancery Court of New York
Commonwealth ex rel. Johnson v. Holloway 3 Serg. & Rawl. 4 1817 0 Criminal SC of PA.
Machen v. Machen 15 Ala. 373 1849 0 Alabama
Boon v. Juliet 2 Ill. 258 1836 0 Civil Illinois
Crawford v. Alexander 14 La. Ann. 708 1859 0 Louisiana
United States v. Santos 27 F. Cas. 954 1862 0 Criminal Circuit Court, S.D. New York
United States v. Andrews 24 F. Cas. 815 1820 0 Criminal Circuit Court, S.D. New York
United States v. Reed 27 F. Cas. 727 1852 0 Criminal Circuit Court, N.D. New York
Cowperthwaite v. Jones 2 U.S. 55 1790 0 Civil Court of Common Pleas of PA., Philadelphia County
In re Booth 3 Wis. 157 1854 0 Criminal Wisconsin
Vrooman v. Phelps 2 Johns. 177 1807 0 Civil SC of New York
Gilpin v. Vincent 9 Johns. 219 1812 0 Civil SC of New York
In re Mickel 14 Johns. 324 1817 0 Civil SC of New York
Overseers of the Poor of Marbletown v. Overseers of the Poor of Kingston 20 Johns. 1 1822 0 Civil SC of New York
Van Kleeck v. Ministers of the Reformed Dutch Church 6 Paige Ch. 600 1837 0 Civil Chancery Court of New York
Caton v. MacTavish 10 G. & J. 192 1838 0 Maryland