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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Nance v. Howard 1 Ill. 242 1828 0 Illinois
Violette v. Ball 2 D.C. 102 1814 0 United States
M'Vaughters v. Elder 4 S.C.L. 307 1809 0 South Carolina
Hackney v. Williams ex rel. Johnston 14 Tenn. 340 1834 0 Tennessee
Roundtree v. Baker 52 Ill. 241 1869 0 Civil Illinois
Pleasants' Appeal 77 Pa. 356 1875 0 Civil Pennsylvania
Bennett v. Starnes 8 La.Ann. 78 1853 0 Louisiana
Isbell v. Butler 2 Va. Col. Dec. 40 1734 0 Virginia
State v. Aaron 4 N.J.L. 231 1818 0 Criminal New Jersey
Williams v. Jarrot 6 Ill. 120 1844 0 Civil Illinois
In re Denison 1 Blume Sup. Ct. Trans. 139 1807 0 Civil Michigan
Hone v. Ammons 14 Ill. 29 1852 0 Civil Illinois
Tom v. Daily 4 Ohio 336 1829 0 Civil Ohio
Graves v. State 1 Ind. 368 1849 0 Criminal Indiana
Nelson v. People 33 Ill. 390 1864 0 Criminal Illinois
Davis v. Gaines 28 Ark. 440 1873 0 Ark.
Moore v. Mitchell 17 F. Cas. 692 1874 United States
People ex rel. Hedgman v. Board of Registration 26 Mich. 51 1872 0 Civil Michigan
Bates v. Murphy 2 Stew. & P. 165 1832 0 Alabama
M'Gowen v. Young 2 Stew. & P. 160 1832 0 Alabama