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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Anderson v. Poindexter 6 Ohio St. 622 1856 0 Civil Ohio
Burlingham v. Belding 21 Wend. 463 1839 0 Civil SC of Judicature of New York
Hart v. Cleis 8 Johns. 41 1811 0 Civil SC of New York
Urie v. Johnston 3 Pen. & W. 212 1831 0 Civil SC of PA.
Riley v. Watson 18 Ind. 291 1862 0 Civil Indiana
Commonwealth ex rel. Hall v. Robinson 1 Watts 158 1832 0 Civil SC of PA.
Commonwealth v. Greason 4 Serg. & Rawle 425 1818 0 Civil SC of PA.
Scott v. Waugh 15 Serg. & Rawle 17 1826 0 Civil SC of PA.
Jarrot v. Jarrot 7 Ill. 1 1845 0 Civil Illinois
Butler v. Delaplaine 7 Serg. & Rawle 378 1821 0 Civil SC of PA.
Commonwealth ex rel. Hall v. Cook 1 Watts 155 1832 0 Civil SC of PA.
Floyd v. Barker 1 Paige Ch. 481 1829 0 Civil Chancery Court of New York
Lamb v. Smith 1 Root 419 1792 0 Civil Connecticut
Starr v. Starr 2 Root 303 1795 0 Civil Connecticut
In re Archy 9 Cal. 147 1858 0 Civil California
Jackson ex dem. People v. Lervey 5 Cow. 397 1826 0 Civil SC of New York
Boon v. Juliet 2 Ill. 258 1836 0 Civil Illinois
Fanny v. Montgomery 1 Ill. 247 1828 0 Civil Illinois
Pirate v. Dalby 1 U.S. 167 1786 0 Civil SC of PA.
Cowperthwaite v. Jones 2 U.S. 55 1790 0 Civil Court of Common Pleas of PA., Philadelphia County