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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Scidmore v. Smith 13 Johns. 322 1816 0 Civil SC of New York
In re Archy 9 Cal. 147 1858 0 Civil California
Pirate v. Dalby 1 U.S. 167 1786 0 Civil SC of PA.
Oothout v. Thompson 20 Johns. 277 1822 0 Civil SC of New York
Jarrot v. Jarrot 7 Ill. 1 1845 0 Civil Illinois
Jones v. Conoway 4 Yeates 108 1804 0 Civil SC of PA.
Beacroft v. Strawn 67 Ill. 28 1873 0 Civil Illinois
In the Case of Tom 5 Johns. 365 1810 0 Civil SC of New York
Bailey v. Cromwell 4 Ill. 71 1841 0 Civil Illinois
Anderson v. Poindexter 6 Ohio St. 622 1856 0 Civil Ohio
Price v. Slaughter 1 Cin. Sup. Ct. Rep. 429 1871 0 Civil Ohio
Peter v. Steel 3 Yeates 250 1801 0 Civil SC of PA.
Owens v. People 13 Ill. 59 1851 0 Civil Illinois
Overseers of the Poor v. Overseers of the Poor 15 Johns. 283 1818 0 Civil SC of New York
Riley v. Watson 18 Ind. 291 1862 0 Civil Indiana
Van Epps v. Van Deusen 4 Paige Ch. 64 1833 0 Civil Chancery Court of New York
Seguine v. Seguine 4 Abb. Ct. App. 191 1867 0 Civil Court of Appeals of New York
United States v. The Augusta 24 F. Cas. 892 1861 0 Civil District Court, S.D. New York
Norris v. Harris 15 Cal. 226 1860 0 Civil California
Commonwealth ex rel. Bell v. Greason 5 Serg. & Rawle 333 1819 0 Civil SC of PA.