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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
United States v. Amy 24 F. Cas. 792 1859 0 Cir. Ct., D. VA
Isbell v. Butler 2 Va. Col. Dec. 40 1734 0 Virginia
Nelson v. People 33 Ill. 390 1864 0 Criminal Illinois
Bennett v. Starnes 8 La.Ann. 78 1853 0 Louisiana
Hackney v. Williams ex rel. Johnston 14 Tenn. 340 1834 0 Tennessee
Shelby v. Guy 24 U.S. 361 1826 0 United States
Graves v. State 1 Ind. 368 1849 0 Criminal Indiana
Hone v. Ammons 14 Ill. 29 1852 0 Civil Illinois
Cornelius v. Cohen 1 Ill. 131 1825 0 Civil Illinois
Phoebe v. Jay 1 Ill. 268 1828 0 Civil Illinois
Edwards v. Woolfolk's Administrator 56 Ky. 376 1856 0 Kentucky
Wesley v. State 37 Miss. 327 1859 0 Mississippi
M'Vaughters v. Elder 4 S.C.L. 307 1809 0 South Carolina
Buckner v. Street 4 F. Cas. 578 1871 0 E.D. Ark.
State v. Charles 1 Fla. 298 1847 0 Supreme Court of FL
In re Pattinson 1 Blume Sup. Ct. Trans. 321 1807 0 Civil Michigan
Roundtree v. Baker 52 Ill. 241 1869 0 Civil Illinois
State v. Aaron 4 N.J.L. 231 1818 0 Criminal New Jersey
Moore v. People 55 U.S. 13 1852 0 United States
Dunn v. Sanders 243 Ga. 684 1979 1 Georgia