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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Dunn v. Sanders 243 Ga. 684 1979 1 Georgia
State v. Van Waggoner 6 N.J.L. 374 1797 0 Civil New Jersey
Webster v. Heard 32 Tex. 685 1870 1 Texas
Pond v. Smith 4 Conn. 297 1822 0 Civil Connecticut
Smith v. Winder 98 Cal. App. 2d 78 1950 1 California
Williams v. Buster 5 W. Va. 342 1872 0 West Virginia
Swindall v. Bradley 56 N.C. 353 1857 0 North Carolina
United States v. Prout 27 F. Cas. 625 1833 0 United States
Robinson v. Adams' Lessee 4 Dall. Append. XII 1788 0
Aldrich v. Fox 1 Me. 316 1821 1 Civil Maine
Wilson v. Hinkley 1 Kirby 199 1787 0 Connecticut
Abernethy v. Commonwealth 101 Pa. 322 1882 1 Pennsylvania
Carpenter v. Miller's Ex'rs 3 W. Va. 174 1869 0 West Virginia
Burkhartv. Jennings 2 W. Va. 242 1867 0 West Virginia
Ketchum v. Dew 47 Tenn. 532 1870 0 Tennessee
Bell v. McCormick 5 D.C. 398 1838 0 United States
Knorr v. Home Insurance 25 Wis. 143 1869 0 Wisconsin
Barret v. Gibson 1 Va. Col. Dec. 180 1731 0 General Ct. of VA
Charlotte v. Chouteau 11 Mo. 193 1847 0 Missouri
Fanny v. Montgomery 1 Ill. 247 1828 0 Civil Illinois