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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
Riley v. Watson 18 Ind. 291 1862 0 Civil Indiana
Bailey v. Cromwell 4 Ill. 71 1841 0 Civil Illinois
Commonwealth ex rel. Taylor v. Hasson 3 Pen. & W. 237 1831 0 Civil SC of PA.
State v. Lasselle 1 Blackf. 60 1820 0 Civil Indiana
Price v. Slaughter 1 Cin. Sup. Ct. Rep. 429 1871 0 Civil Ohio
Farrell v. Patterson 43 Ill. 52 1867 0 Civil Illinois
Town of Columbia v. Williams 3 Conn. 467 1820 0 Civil Connecticut
Commonwealth v. Blaine 4 Binn. 186 1811 0 Civil SC of PA.
Ex parte Lawrence 5 Binn. 304 1812 0 Civil SC of PA.
Cook v. Neaff 3 Yeates 259 1801 0 Civil SC of PA.
M'Dowell v. Burd 6 Binn. 198 1813 0 Civil SC of PA.
Sands v. Codwise 4 Johns. 536 1808 0 Civil Court for the Correction of Errors of New York
Commonwealth ex rel. Bell v. Greason 5 Serg. & Rawle 333 1819 0 Civil SC of PA.
Fleming v. Slocum 18 Johns. 403 1820 0 Civil SC of New York
Ingalls v. Bulkley 15 Ill. 224 1853 0 Civil Illinois
Kettletas v. Fleet 1 Ant. N.P. Cas. 52 1808 0 Civil SC of New York
Commonwealth ex rel. Lewis v. Holloway 6 Binn. 213 1814 0 Civil SC of PA.
Overseers of the Poor v. Overseers of the Poor 15 Johns. 283 1818 0 Civil SC of New York
Van Epps v. Van Deusen 4 Paige Ch. 64 1833 0 Civil Chancery Court of New York