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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Tarlton v. Tippett 2 D.C. 463 1824 0 United States
Lee v. Bennett 31 Miss. 119 1856 0 Mississippi
Binns v. Stokes 27 Miss. 239 1854 0 Mississippi
Semmes v. Sherburne 2 D.C. 637 1825 0 United States
Runaways 4 D.C. 489 1834 0 United States
Campbell v. Staiert 6 N.C. 389 1818 0 North Carolina
Smallwood v. Worthington 2 D.C. 431 1823 0 United States
Plato v. Bainbridge 4 H. & McH. 416 1799 0 Maryland
Keziah v. Slye 4 D.C. 463 1834 0 United States
United States v. Johnson 4 D.C. 303 1833 0 United States
Grant v. Bontz 2 D.C. 184 1819 0 United States
James v. Carr 2 Del. Cas. 223 1805 0 Delaware
Negro v. Richards 1 Del. Cas. 31 1794 0 Delaware
Mangum v. Finucane 38 Miss. 354 1860 0 Mississippi
Peter v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 249 1872 0 Mississippi
Farmers' Bank v. Douglass 19 Miss. 469 1848 0 Mississippi
McIlvoy v. Alsop 45 Miss. 365 1871 0 Mississippi
Harney v. Pack 12 Miss. 229 1845 0 Mississippi
Bell v. Tombigbee Railroad 12 Miss. 549 1845 0 Mississippi
Bozman v. Brown 7 Miss. 349 1842 0 Mississippi