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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Roundtree v. Baker 52 Ill. 241 1869 0 Illinois
Williams v. Jarrot 6 Ill. 120 1844 0 Illinois
Eells v. People 5 Ill. 497 1843 0 Illinois
Sarah v. Borders 5 Ill. 341 1843 0 Illinois
Nelson v. People 33 Ill. 390 1864 0 Illinois
Farrell v. Patterson 43 Ill. 52 1867 0 Illinois
Harris v. Galbraith 43 Ill. 309 1867 0 Illinois
Thornton’s Case 11 Ill. 332 1849 1 Illinois
Chambers v. People 5 Ill. 351 1843 0 Illinois
Rodney v. Illinois Central Railroad 19 Ill. 42 1857 0 Illinois
Cornelius v. Cohen 1 Ill. 131 1825 0 Illinois
Kinney v. Cook 4 Ill. 232 1841 0 Illinois
Bailey v. Cromwell 4 Ill. 71 1841 0 Illinois
Hinde v. Pendleton 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 354 1799 0 Action of debt H.Ct of Chancery VA
Marston v. Parish 1 Jefferson 1 1730 0 Action of detinue General Ct. of VA
Barret v. Gibson 1 Va. Col. Dec. 180 1731 0 Property General Ct. of VA
Smith v. Commonwealth 47 Va. 696 1849 0 Advising and Aiding a slave to escape General Ct. of VA
Souther v. Commonwealth 7 Gratt. 673 1851 0 First-degree murder General Ct. of VA
Abrahams v. Commonwealth 38 Va. 675 1841 0 ? General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Howard 38 Va. 631 1841 0 Assault / Beating General Ct. of VA