Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Hanson v. Hanson 4 Gill 69 1846 0 0 Maryland
Somervell v. Hunt 3 Md. 113 1792 0 0 Maryland
Porter v. Butler 3 Md. 168 1793 0 0 Maryland
De Kerlegand v. Hector 3 Md. 185 1794 0 0 Maryland
Harvey v. Epes 53 Va. 153 1855 0 ? SC of Appeals VA
Abrahams v. Commonwealth 40 Va. 675 1842 0 ? General Ct. of VA
Abrahams v. Commonwealth 38 Va. 675 1841 0 ? General Ct. of VA
Baker v. Wise 57 Va. 139 1861 0 ? SC of Appeals VA
Cooper v. Hepburn 56 Va. 551 1860 0 ? SC of Appeals VA
Thompson v. Thompson 5 W. Va. 190 1872 1 West Virginia
Ableman v. Booth 11 Wis. 498 1859 1 Wisconsin
In re Booth 3 Wis. 157 1854 0 Wisconsin
Arnold v. Booth 14 Wis. 180 1861 1 Wisconsin
Norris v. Harris 15 Cal. 226 1860 0 California
Hollingsworth & Co. v. Brooks 7 W. Va. 559 1874 0 West Virginia
Carpenter v. Miller's Ex'rs 3 W. Va. 174 1869 0 West Virginia
In re Perkins 2 Cal. 424 1852 1 California
In re Booth 3 Wis. 1 1854 1 Wisconsin
Thornton’s Case 11 Ill. 332 1849 1 Illinois
Burkhartv. Jennings 2 W. Va. 242 1867 0 West Virginia