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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Negro Ben 1 H. & J. 99 1800 0 Maryland
Vaughn v. Wood 5 Ala. 304 1843 0 Alabama
Murray v. State 18 Ala. 727 1851 0 Alabama
Oothout v. Thompson 20 Johns. 277 1822 0 Civil SC of New York
State v. Barden 12 N.C. 518 1828 0 North Carolina
President of the State Bank v. Parker 12 N.C. 484 1828 0 North Carolina
Gill v. Tittle 14 Ala. 528 1848 0 Alabama
State ex rel. Boissac v. Petit 14 La. Ann. 565 1859 0 Louisiana
United States v. Horn 26 F. Cas. 373 1862 0 Criminal Circuit Court, S.D. New York
Boon v. Juliet 2 Ill. 258 1836 0 Civil Illinois
Respublica v. Richards 2 U.S. 224 1795 0 Criminal Pennsylvania
Crawford v. Alexander 14 La. Ann. 708 1859 0 Louisiana
United States v. Santos 27 F. Cas. 954 1862 0 Criminal Circuit Court, S.D. New York
Fanny v. Montgomery 1 Ill. 247 1828 0 Civil Illinois
United States v. Smith 27 F. Cas. 1138 1855 0 Criminal Circuit Court, S.D. New York
Wilkerson v. McDougal 48 Ala. 517 1872 0 Alabama
United States v. Andrews 24 F. Cas. 815 1820 0 Criminal Circuit Court, S.D. New York
United States v. Reed 27 F. Cas. 727 1852 0 Criminal Circuit Court, N.D. New York
State v. Roane 13 N.C. 58 1828 0 North Carolina
Hair v. Avery 28 Ala. 267 1856 0 Alabama