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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Aldrich v. Fox 1 Me. 316 1821 1 Civil Maine
Beacroft v. Strawn 67 Ill. 28 1873 0 Civil Illinois
Jarrot v. Jarrot 7 Ill. 1 1845 0 Civil Illinois
Commonwealth ex rel. Bell v. Greason 5 Serg. & Rawle 333 1819 0 Civil SC of PA.
Commonwealth ex rel. Jesse v. Craig 1 Serg. & Rawle 23 1814 0 Civil SC of PA.
Price v. Slaughter 1 Cin. Sup. Ct. Rep. 429 1871 0 Civil Ohio
Van Epps v. Van Deusen 4 Paige Ch. 64 1833 0 Civil Chancery Court of New York
Overseers of the Poor v. Overseers of the Poor 15 Johns. 283 1818 0 Civil SC of New York
Seguine v. Seguine 4 Abb. Ct. App. 191 1867 0 Civil Court of Appeals of New York
United States v. The Augusta 24 F. Cas. 892 1861 0 Civil District Court, S.D. New York
The Laurens 14 F. Cas. 1192 1848 0 Civil District Court, S.D. New York
Cook v. Husted 12 Johns. 188 1815 0 Civil SC of New York
Town of New Haven v. Town of Huntington 22 Conn. 25 1852 0 Civil Connecticut
Harris v. Galbraith 43 Ill. 309 1867 0 Civil Illinois
Bartels v. Harris 4 Me. 146 1826 1 Civil Maine
United States v. Ole Hougen 2023 1 Civil
Bernard v. Merrill 91 Me. 358 1898 1 Civil Maine
State v. Lasselle 1 Blackf. 60 1820 0 Civil Indiana
Fleming v. Slocum 18 Johns. 403 1820 0 Civil SC of New York
In the Case of Tom 5 Johns. 365 1810 0 Civil SC of New York