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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
United States v. Westervelt 28 F. Cas. 529 1861 0 Criminal Circuit Court, S.D. New York
Hart v. Cleis 8 Johns. 41 1811 0 Civil SC of New York
Floyd v. Barker 1 Paige Ch. 481 1829 0 Civil Chancery Court of New York
Commonwealth ex rel. Johnson v. Holloway 3 Serg. & Rawl. 4 1817 0 Criminal SC of PA.
Vaughn v. Wood 5 Ala. 304 1843 0 Alabama
State ex rel. Boissac v. Petit 14 La. Ann. 565 1859 0 Louisiana
United States v. Horn 26 F. Cas. 373 1862 0 Criminal Circuit Court, S.D. New York
Boon v. Juliet 2 Ill. 258 1836 0 Civil Illinois
Respublica v. Richards 2 U.S. 224 1795 0 Criminal Pennsylvania
Crawford v. Alexander 14 La. Ann. 708 1859 0 Louisiana
United States v. Santos 27 F. Cas. 954 1862 0 Criminal Circuit Court, S.D. New York
Fanny v. Montgomery 1 Ill. 247 1828 0 Civil Illinois
United States v. Smith 27 F. Cas. 1138 1855 0 Criminal Circuit Court, S.D. New York
United States v. Andrews 24 F. Cas. 815 1820 0 Criminal Circuit Court, S.D. New York
United States v. Reed 27 F. Cas. 727 1852 0 Criminal Circuit Court, N.D. New York
State v. Rollins 8 N.H. 550 1837 0 Criminal New Hampshire
Cowperthwaite v. Jones 2 U.S. 55 1790 0 Civil Court of Common Pleas of PA., Philadelphia County
In re Booth 3 Wis. 157 1854 0 Criminal Wisconsin
Taylor v. Calloway 14 La. Ann. 688 1859 0 Louisiana
Dubois v. Allen 1 Ant. N.P. Cas. 128 1809 0 Civil SC of New York