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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Ela v. Smith 71 Mass. 121 1855 0 Civil Massachusetts
Philip v. Kirkpatrick 2 Yeates 444 1799 0 Civil SC of PA.
The Larch 14 F. Cas. 1142 1855 0 Civil District Court, D. Maine
Jackson ex dem. Herkimer v. Billinger 18 Johns. 368 1820 0 Civil SC of New York
Opinion of Judges Appleton and Kent 46 Me. 579 1861 0 Civil SC of Maine
John v. Dawson 2 Yeates 449 1799 0 Civil SC of PA.
Lemmon v. People 20 N.Y. 562 1859 0 Civil Court of Appeals of New York
Livingston v. Ackeston 5 Cow. 531 1826 0 Civil SC of New York
Demyer v. Souzer 6 Wend. 436 1831 0 Civil SC of Judicature of New York
Helm v. Miller 17 Johns. 296 1820 0 Civil SC of New York