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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Towell v. Gatewood 3 Ill. 22 1839 1 Illinois
Boon v. Juliet 2 Ill. 258 1836 0 Civil Illinois
Kitchell v. Bratton 2 Ill. 300 1836 1 Illinois
Thornton v. Davenport 2 Ill. 296 1836 1 Illinois
Kerr & Bell v. Whiteside 1 Ill. 390 1831 1 Illinois
Fanny v. Montgomery 1 Ill. 247 1828 0 Civil Illinois
Barret v. Gaston 1 Ill. 255 1828 0 Illinois
Phoebe v. Jay 1 Ill. 268 1828 0 Civil Illinois
Nance v. Howard 1 Ill. 242 1828 0 Illinois
Mears v. Morrison 1 Ill. 223 1827 0 Civil Illinois
Coles v. County of Madison 1 Ill. 154 1826 0 Criminal Illinois
Cornelius v. Cohen 1 Ill. 131 1825 0 Civil Illinois