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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Livingston v. Heerman 9 Mart. (o.s.) 656 1821 0 Louisiana
Bayon v. Vavasseur 10 Mart. (o.s.) 61 1821 0 Louisiana
Barnett v. Sam 21 Va. 232 1821 0 SC of Appeals VA
Mitchell v. Armitage 10 Mart. (o.s.) 38 1821 0 Louisiana
Shockley v. Traverse 2 Del. Cas. 673 1821 0 Delaware
State v. Goode 8 N.C. 463 1821 0 North Carolina
Smith v. Smith 10 Mart. (o.s.) 400 1821 0 Louisiana
Palmer v. Popelston 8 N.C. 307 1821 0 North Carolina
Van Horne v. Fonda 5 Johns. Ch. 388 1821 0 Chancery Court of New York
State v. Poll 8 N.C. 442 1821 0 North Carolina
Burke v. Levy's Executors 22 Va. 1 1821 1 Virginia
Executors of Walker v. Campbell 8 N.C. 304 1821 0 North Carolina
United States v. Pompey 2 D.C. 246 1821 0 United States
Austin’s Ex’or v. Jones 21 Va. 341 1821 0 SC of Appeals VA
Baker v. Preston 21 Va. 235 1821 1 Virginia
Petry v. Christy 19 Johns. 53 1821 0 Civil SC of New York
Van Alst v. Hunter 5 Johns. Ch. 148 1821 0 Civil Chancery Court of New York
Culver v. Shriner 5 H. & J. 218 1821 0 Maryland
Hughes v. Milly 5 H. & J. 310 1821 0 Maryland
Garretson v. Lingan 10 F. Cas. 46 1821 1 United States