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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Schuyler v. Russ 2 Cai. 202 1804 0 Civil SC of New York
The Merchant 17 F. Cas. 36 1857 0 Civil Circuit Court, S.D. New York
Pelletreau v. Rathbone 18 Johns. 428 1821 0 Civil SC of New York
Sheckell v. Jackson 64 Mass. 25 1852 0 Civil Massachusetts
Paxson v. Lefferts 3 Rawle 59 1831 0 Civil SC of PA.
Case of Williams 29 F. Cas. 1334 1839 0 Civil District Court, E.D. PA.
Hill v. Low 12 F. Cas. 172 1822 0 Civil Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Jacob v. Jacob 2 Rawle 204 1828 0 Civil SC of PA.
Worthington v. Preston 30 F. Cas. 645 1824 0 Civil Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Cobean v. Thompson 1 Pen. & W. 93 1829 0 Civil SC of PA.
Greenwood v. Curtis 6 Mass. 358 1810 0 Civil Massachusetts
Wright v. Deacon 5 Serg. & Rawle 62 1819 0 Civil SC of PA.
Miller v. Dwilling 14 Serg. & Rawle 442 1826 0 Civil SC of PA.
Commonwealth v. Vance 15 Serg. & Rawle 36 1826 0 Civil SC of PA.
Van Kleeck v. Dutch Church 20 Wend. 457 1838 0 Civil Court for the Correction of Errors of New York
Brush v. Wilkins 4 Johns. Ch. 506 1820 0 Civil Chancery Court of New York
Wood v. Stephen 1 Serg. & Rawle 175 1814 0 Civil SC of PA.
Gillett v. Hall 13 Conn. 426 1840 0 Civil Connecticut
Alexander v. Stokely 7 Serg. & Rawle 299 1821 0 Civil SC of PA.
Graham v. Graham 1 Serg. & Rawle 330 1815 0 Civil SC of PA.