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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Sheckell v. Jackson 64 Mass. 25 1852 0 Civil Massachusetts
Gillett v. Hall 13 Conn. 426 1840 0 Civil Connecticut
Holt v. Bacon 30 Conn. 21 1861 0 Civil Connecticut
Greenwood v. Curtis 4 Mass. 93 1808 0 Civil Massachusetts
Jackson ex dem. Loucks v. Churchill 7 Cow. 287 1827 0 Civil SC of New York
Goold v. United Insurance Co. 2 Cai. 73 1804 0 Civil SC of New York
Richardson v. Noyes 2 Mass. 56 1806 0 Civil Massachusetts
Greenwood v. Curtis 6 Mass. 358 1810 0 Civil Massachusetts
Wells v. Lane 9 Johns. 144 1812 0 Civil SC of New York
Stevens v. Columbian Insurance Co. 3 Cai. 43 1805 0 Civil SC of New York
People ex rel. Trainer v. Cooper 8 How. Pr. 288 1853 0 Civil SC of New York
Floyd v. Recorder of City of New York 11 Wend. 180 1834 0 Civil SC of Judicature of New York
Vanderzee v. Vanderzee 36 N.Y. 231 1867 0 Civil Court of Appeals of New York
United States ex rel. Wheeler v. Williamson 28 F. Cas. 686 1855 0 Civil District Court, E.D. PA.
Oliver v. Kauffman 18 F. Cas. 657 1850 0 Civil Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
The Merchant 17 F. Cas. 36 1857 0 Civil Circuit Court, S.D. New York
Hartman v. Keystone Insurance 21 Pa. 466 1853 0 Civil SC of PA.
Oothout v. Thompson 20 Johns. 277 1822 0 Civil SC of New York
Elson v. M'Colloch 4 Yeates 115 1804 0 Civil SC of PA.
Peter v. Steel 3 Yeates 250 1801 0 Civil SC of PA.