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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Pettis v. Warren 1 Kirby 426 1788 0 Civil Connecticut
Williamson v. Lewis 39 Pa. 9 1861 0 Civil SC of PA.
Polydore v. Prince 19 F. Cas. 950 1837 0 Civil District Court, D. Maine
Stewart v. Chiswell 4 H. & McH. 527 1771 0 Maryland
Somervell v. Hunt 3 Md. 113 1792 0 Maryland
De Kerlegand v. Hector 3 Md. 185 1794 0 Maryland
Lessee of Sword v. Adams 3 Yeates 34 1800 0 Civil SC of PA.
Passmore Williamson's Case 26 Pa. 9 1855 0 Civil SC of PA.
Van Metre v. Mitchell 28 F. Cas. 1036 1853 0 Civil Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Johnson v. Tompkins 13 F. Cas. 840 1833 0 Civil Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Whitfield v. Browder 13 Ark. 143 1852 0 Arkansas
Russell v. Commonwealth 1 Pen. & W. 82 1829 0 Civil SC of PA.
Ex parte Simmons 22 F. Cas. 151 1823 0 Civil Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Commonwealth v. Turner 44 Mass. 19 1841 0 Criminal Massachusetts
M'Grew v. Browder 2 Mart. (n.s.) 17 1823 0 Louisiana
Gilchrist v. Marrow 5 N.C. 607 1816 0 North Carolina
Thomas v. Pile 3 Md. 241 1794 0 Maryland
Mahoney v. Ashton 4 H. & McH. 63 1797 0 Maryland
Girod v. Lewis 6 Mart. (o.s.) 559 1819 0 Louisiana
Ferris v. Henderson 12 Pa. 49 1849 0 Civil SC of PA.