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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Rutter v. Sullivan 25 W. Va. 427 1885 1 West Virginia
Graham v. Graham 4 W. Va. 320 1870 0 West Virginia
Moore v. People 55 U.S. 13 1852 0 United States
In re Pattinson 1 Blume Sup. Ct. Trans. 321 1807 0 Civil Michigan
Walter & Smith v. Hoffman & Johnson 2 D.C. 651 1826 0 United States
Long v. State 12 Ga. 293 1852 0 Georgia
State v. Aaron 4 N.J.L. 231 1818 0 Criminal New Jersey
Hackney v. Williams ex rel. Johnston 14 Tenn. 340 1834 0 Tennessee
State v. Van Waggoner 6 N.J.L. 374 1797 0 Civil New Jersey
Beacroft v. Strawn 67 Ill. 28 1873 0 Civil Illinois
Nance v. Howard 1 Ill. 242 1828 0 Illinois
Bennett v. Starnes 8 La.Ann. 78 1853 0 Louisiana
United States v. Amy 24 F. Cas. 792 1859 0 Cir. Ct., D. VA
Isbell v. Butler 2 Va. Col. Dec. 40 1734 0 Virginia
O'Neill v. General Film Co. 157 N.Y.S. 1028 1916 New York
Costin v. Corporation of Washington 2 D.C. 254 1821 0 United States
Cloud v. Calhoun 31 S.C. Eq. 358 1858 0 South Carolina
State v. Curzy 19 Ind. 430 1862 0 Criminal Indiana
Phoebe v. Jay 1 Ill. 268 1828 0 Civil Illinois
Daggs v. Frazer 6 F. Cas. 1112 1849 0 United States