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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Meany v. Head 16 F. Cas. 1302 1817 1 United States
Freeny v. McCally 2 Del. Cas. 315 1817 0 Delaware
Seville v. Chretien 5 Mart. (o.s.) 275 1817 0 Louisiana
Phillips's Lessee v. Robertson 5 Tenn. 154 1817 1 Tennessee
Wright v. Fisher 2 Del. Cas. 322 1817 0 Delaware
Ward v. Johnson 20 Va. 6 1817 1 Virginia
Boyd Executor of Hoskins v. Kaufmans 20 Va. 45 1817 1 Virginia
State v. Walker 4 N.C. 230 1817 0 North Carolina
Findley v. Tipton 5 Tenn. 216 1817 1 Tennessee
State v. Sparrow 4 N.C. 93 1817 0 North Carolina
Skinner v. Fleet 14 Johns. 263 1817 0 Civil SC of New York
United States v. Bowen 2 D.C. 133 1817 0 United States
Commonwealth ex rel. Johnson v. Holloway 3 Serg. & Rawl. 4 1817 0 Criminal SC of PA.
Lavery v. Woodland 2 Del. Cas. 299 1817 0 Delaware
Spence v. Yellowly 4 N.C. 114 1817 0 North Carolina
In re Mickel 14 Johns. 324 1817 0 Civil SC of New York
Stowers v. Smith's Executrix 19 Va. 401 1817 1 Virginia
Petit v. Gillet 5 Mart. (o.s.) 19 1817 0 Louisiana
Henderson v. Tom 4 H. & J. 282 1817 0 Maryland
Perry v. Perry 4 N.C. 184 1817 0 North Carolina