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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Doolittle v. Lyman 44 N.H. 608 1860 1 New Hampshire
Jordan v. Sigmon 194 N.C. 707 1927 1 North Carolina
Jim v. State 3 Mo. 147 1832 0 Missouri
Priester v. Augley 39 S.C.L. 44 1851 0 South Carolina
Haden v. North Carolina Railroad 53 N.C. 362 1861 0 North Carolina
State v. Will 18 N.C. 121 1834 0 North Carolina
State v. Cadle 19 Ark. 613 1858 0 Arkansas
Parish v. Gates 29 Ala. 254 1856 0 Alabama
Pridgin v. Strickland 8 Tex. 214 1852 0 Texas
Smith v. Parker 3 D.C. 654 1829 0 United States
Hocker v. Gentry 60 Ky. 463 1861 0 Kentucky
Fanny v. State 6 Mo. 122 1839 0 Missouri
Harrison v. Berkley 32 S.C.L. 525 1847 0 South Carolina
Holliday v. McKinne 22 Fla. 153 1886 1 Florida
People v. Petrea 64 How. Pr. 139 1882 1 New York
Hardin v. State 22 Ind. 347 1864 1 Indiana
Whelan v. Reilly 5 W. Va. 356 1872 1 West Virginia
Charge to Grand Jury—Fugitive Slave Law 30 F. Cas. 1007 1851 0 Circuit Court, S.D. New York
Harrison v. Battle 16 N.C. 537 1830 0 North Carolina
Manning v. Manning 24 Ala. 386 1854 0 Alabama