Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Flack v. Cunningham 1 Blackf. 107 1820 0 Indiana
Carpenter v. Miller's Ex'rs 3 W. Va. 174 1869 0 West Virginia
Sanaker v. Cushwa 3 W. Va. 29 1868 0 West Virginia
Roundtree v. Baker 52 Ill. 241 1869 0 Illinois
Farrell v. Patterson 43 Ill. 52 1867 0 Illinois
Harris v. Galbraith 43 Ill. 309 1867 0 Illinois
Nelson v. People 33 Ill. 390 1864 0 Illinois
Mathews v. Wade 2 W. Va. 464 1868 0 West Virginia
Morrow's adm'r v. Bailey 2 W. Va. 326 1867 0 West Virginia
Maddox vs. Negroes Price 17 Md. 413 1861 0 Maryland
Owens v. People 13 Ill. 59 1851 0 Illinois
Hone v. Ammons 14 Ill. 29 1852 0 Illinois
Jarrot v. Jarrot 7 Ill. 1 1845 0 Illinois
Ex parte Bushnell 9 Ohio St. 76 1859 1 Ohio
Sarah v. Borders 5 Ill. 341 1843 0 Illinois
Eells v. People 5 Ill. 497 1843 0 Illinois
State v. Emmons 2 N.J.L. 11 1806 Recovery for freedom New Jersey
Swindall v. Bradley 56 N.C. 353 1857 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
United States ex rel. Garland v. Morris 26 F. Cas. 1318 1854 0 United States
Davis v. Gaines 28 Ark. 440 1873 0 Debt secured by enslaved persons Ark.