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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Riley v. Watson 18 Ind. 291 1862 0 Civil Indiana
Lewis v. Holbrook 91 Mass. 347 1864 0 Civil Massachusetts
Van Metre v. Mitchell 28 F. Cas. 1042 1853 0 Civil Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Dunbar v. Williams 10 Johns. 249 1813 0 Civil SC of New York
Sarah v. Borders 5 Ill. 341 1843 0 Civil Illinois
Jarrot v. Jarrot 7 Ill. 1 1845 0 Civil Illinois
Oatfield v. Waring 14 Johns. 188 1817 0 Civil SC of New York
Urie v. Johnston 3 Pen. & W. 212 1831 0 Civil SC of PA.
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.
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.
In re Archy 9 Cal. 147 1858 0 Civil California
Arabas v. Ivers 1 Root 92 1784 0 Civil Connecticut
Jackson v. Bulloch 12 Conn. 38 1837 0 Civil Connecticut
Covenhoven v. Seaman 1 Johns. Cas. 23 1799 0 Civil SC of New York
Skinner v. Fleet 14 Johns. 263 1817 0 Civil SC of New York
Burlingham v. Belding 21 Wend. 463 1839 0 Civil SC of Judicature of New York
Jackson ex dem. People v. Lervey 5 Cow. 397 1826 0 Civil SC of New York