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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Anderson v. Brock 3 Me. 243 1825 1 Civil Maine
Abbott v. Holway 72 Me. 298 1881 1 Civil Maine
Bartels v. Harris 4 Me. 146 1826 1 Civil Maine
United States v. Ole Hougen 2023 1 Civil
Ely v. Van Beuren 3 Cai. 218 1805 0 Civil SC of New York
Austin v. State 160 Me. 240D 1964 1 Civil Maine
Bernard v. Merrill 91 Me. 358 1898 1 Civil Maine
Phinney v. Phinney 17 How. Pr. 197 1859 0 Civil SC of New York
Commonwealth ex rel. Jesse v. Craig 1 Serg. & Rawle 23 1814 0 Civil SC of PA.
State v. Lasselle 1 Blackf. 60 1820 0 Civil Indiana
Commonwealth ex rel. Bell v. Greason 5 Serg. & Rawle 333 1819 0 Civil SC of PA.
Farrell v. Patterson 43 Ill. 52 1867 0 Civil Illinois
Town of Columbia v. Williams 3 Conn. 467 1820 0 Civil Connecticut
Sands v. Codwise 4 Johns. 536 1808 0 Civil Court for the Correction of Errors of New York
Price v. Slaughter 1 Cin. Sup. Ct. Rep. 429 1871 0 Civil Ohio
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
Vrooman v. Phelps 2 Johns. 177 1807 0 Civil SC of New York
Gilpin v. Vincent 9 Johns. 219 1812 0 Civil SC of New York