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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Burrough v. Brooks 40 Tenn. 392 1859 0 Tennessee
Joyner v. Vincent 20 N.C. 512 1839 0 North Carolina
United States v. Butler 1 D.C. 373 1806 0 United States
Elias v. Smith 25 Tenn. 33 1845 0 Tennessee
Stewart v. Hood 10 Ala. 600 1846 0 Alabama
Hull v. Clark 22 Miss. 187 1850 0 Mississippi
Johnson v. Negro Lish 4 H. & J. 441 1819 0 Maryland
Robin v. Hardaway 1 Jefferson 109 1772 0 General Ct. of VA
Sorrell's Case 3 Va. 253 1786 0 General Ct. of VA
Haney v. Waddle 3 H. & J. 557 1815 0 Maryland
Scott v. Sandford 60 U.S. 393 1856 0 United States
Sale v. Saunders 24 Miss. 24 1852 0 Mississippi
Mayho v. Sears 25 N.C. 224 1842 0 North Carolina
Maull v. Hays 12 Ala. 499 1847 0 Alabama
Beall v. Ledlow 14 Ala. 523 1848 0 Alabama
Moore v. Allen 25 Miss. 363 1853 0 Mississippi
Commonwealth v. Hambright 4 Serg. & Rawle 218 1818 0 SC of PA.
Reese v. Harris 27 Ala. 301 1855 0 Alabama
Dejean v. Arnaud 25 La. Ann. 521 1873 0 Louisiana
Ferris v. Henderson 12 Pa. 49 1849 0 Civil SC of PA.