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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Moore v. White 4 H. & J. 548 1819 0 Maryland
Cornelius v. Cohen 1 Ill. 131 1825 0 Civil Illinois
Johnson v. Negro Lish 4 H. & J. 441 1819 0 Maryland
Simpson v. Mitchell 16 Tenn. 417 1835 0 Tennessee
Pratt's Lessee v. Flamer 5 H. & J. 10 1820 0 Maryland
Succession of Packwood 12 La. 334 1845 0 Louisiana
Bayley v. Bates 8 Johns. 185 1811 0 Civil SC of New York
Babcock v. Stanley 11 Johns. 178 1814 0 Civil SC of New York
United States v. Butler 1 D.C. 373 1806 0 United States
Brisbane v. Mitchell 8 Serg. & Rawle 423 1822 0 Civil SC of PA.
Phoebe v. Jay 1 Ill. 268 1828 0 Civil Illinois
Joyner v. Vincent 20 N.C. 512 1839 0 North Carolina
Hughes v. Milly 5 H. & J. 310 1821 0 Maryland
Petway v. Powell 22 N.C. 308 1839 0 North Carolina
Spruill v. Cannon 22 N.C. 400 1839 0 North Carolina
Conner v. Satchwell 20 N.C. 72 1838 0 North Carolina
Pendleton v. Blount 21 N.C. 491 1837 0 North Carolina
Fagan v. Jones 22 N.C. 69 1838 0 North Carolina
Tom v. State 27 Tenn. 86 1847 0 Tennessee
State v. Ephraim 19 N.C. 162 1836 0 North Carolina