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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Respublica v. Betsey 1 U.S. 469 1789 0 Civil SC of PA.
Carnes v. Apperson & Co. 2 Sneed 562 1855 0 Tennessee
Trongott v. Byers 5 Cow. 480 1826 0 Civil SC of New York
Concklin v. Havens 12 Johns. 314 1815 0 Civil SC of New York
Sable v. Hitchcock 2 Johns. Cas. 79 1800 0 Civil SC of New York
Quackenboss v. Lansing 6 Johns. 49 1810 0 Civil SC of New York
Respublica v. Gaoler of Philadelphia County 1 Yeates 368 1794 0 Civil SC of PA.
Executors of Rogers v. Berry 10 Johns. 132 1813 0 Civil SC of New York
In the Case of Tom 5 Johns. 365 1810 0 Civil SC of New York
Griffin v. Potter 14 Wend. 209 1835 0 Civil SC of Judicature of New York
Bragg v. French 37 Tenn. 244 1857 0 Tennessee
Abrahams v. Commonwealth 38 Va. 675 1841 0 General Ct. of VA
Farnsworth v. Arnold 3 Sneed 252 1855 0 Tennessee
Jamison v. Bridge 14 La. Ann. 31 1859 0 Louisiana
Thompson v. Meek 3 Sneed 271 1855 0 Tennessee
Gunn v. Mason 2 Sneed 637 1855 0 Tennessee
Hughes v. Boyd 2 Sneed 512 1855 0 Tennessee
State v. Sharp 2 Sneed 615 1855 0 Tennessee
Sharp v. Sharp 2 Sneed 496 1855 0 Tennessee
Spencer v. Pilcher 37 Va. 490 1839 0 SC of Appeals VA