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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
United States v. Libby 26 F. Cas. 928 1846 0 Criminal Circuit Court, D. Maine
U.S. v. Morris 26 F.Cas. 1323 1851 0 Criminal Circuit Court, D. Mass.
Higbie v. Hopkins 12 F. Cas. 126 1805 0 Civil Circuit Court, D. PA.
Butler v. Hopper 4 F. Cas. 904 1806 0 Civil Circuit Court, D. PA.
Hill v. Low 12 F. Cas. 172 1822 0 Civil Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Worthington v. Preston 30 F. Cas. 645 1824 0 Civil Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Van Metre v. Mitchell 28 F. Cas. 1042 1853 0 Civil Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Ex parte Simmons 22 F. Cas. 151 1823 0 Civil Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Johnson v. Tompkins 13 F. Cas. 840 1833 0 Civil Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Van Metre v. Mitchell 28 F. Cas. 1036 1853 0 Civil Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Jackson v. Kip 13 F. Cas. 220 1869 0 Circuit Court, S.D. New York
In re Martin 16 F. Cas. 881 1869 0 Civil Circuit Court, S.D. New York
People v. Wolven 2 Edm. Sel. Cas. 108 1848 0 Criminal City Court of New York
Town of East-Hartford v. Pitkin 8 Conn. 393 1831 0 Connecticut
State v. Ransell 41 Conn. 433 1874 0 Connecticut
Wilson v. Hinkley 1 Kirby 199 1787 0 Connecticut
Pitkin v. Pitkin 7 Conn. 315 1829 0 Civil Connecticut
Lamb v. Smith 1 Root 419 1792 0 Civil Connecticut
Town of Colchester v. Town of Lyme 13 Conn. 274 1839 0 Connecticut
State v. Beach 2 Kirby 20 1787 0 Criminal Connecticut