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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Isbell v. Butler 2 Va. Col. Dec. 40 1734 0 Virginia
United States v. Amy 24 F. Cas. 792 1859 0 Cir. Ct., D. VA
People v. Ashe 44 Cal. 288 1872 1 California
United States v. Prout 27 F. Cas. 625 1833 0 United States
Dunn v. Sanders 243 Ga. 684 1979 1 Georgia
Webster v. Heard 32 Tex. 685 1870 1 Texas
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
Nelson v. People 33 Ill. 390 1864 0 Criminal Illinois
Wesley v. State 37 Miss. 327 1859 0 Mississippi
Roundtree v. Baker 52 Ill. 241 1869 0 Civil Illinois
Green v. Vardiman 2 Blackf. 324 1830 0 Civil Indiana
M'Vaughters v. Elder 4 S.C.L. 307 1809 0 South Carolina
Hackney v. Williams ex rel. Johnston 14 Tenn. 340 1834 0 Tennessee
Hall v. Vandegrift 3 Binn. 374 1811 0 Civil SC of PA.
Cholett v. Hart 2 S.C.L. 156 1798 0 South Carolina
Buckner v. Street 4 F. Cas. 578 1871 0 E.D. Ark.
Thompson v. Updegraff 3 W. Va. 629 1869 0 West Virginia