Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Bailey v. Cromwell 4 Ill. 71 1841 0 Illinois
Thompson v. Updegraff 3 W. Va. 629 1869 0 West Virginia
Scruggs v. Davis 40 Tenn. 664 1859 0 Tennessee
United States v. Rycraft 27 F. Cas. 918 1824 0 United States
United States ex rel. Garland v. Morris 26 F. Cas. 1318 1854 0 United States
Knorr v. Home Insurance 25 Wis. 143 1869 0 Wisconsin
Kinney v. Cook 4 Ill. 232 1841 0 Illinois
In re Jones 13 F. Cas. 927 1874 0 United States
Cornelius v. Cohen 1 Ill. 131 1825 0 Illinois
Chambers v. People 5 Ill. 351 1843 0 Illinois
Sarah v. Borders 5 Ill. 341 1843 0 Illinois
Eells v. People 5 Ill. 497 1843 0 Illinois
Williams v. Jarrot 6 Ill. 120 1844 0 Illinois
Coles v. County of Madison 1 Ill. 154 1826 0 Illinois
In re Archy 9 Cal. 147 1858 0 California
Jennings v. Paine 4 Wis. 358 1856 0 Wisconsin
Jarrot v. Jarrot 7 Ill. 1 1845 0 Illinois
Owens v. People 13 Ill. 59 1851 0 Illinois
Ketchum v. Dew 47 Tenn. 532 1870 0 Tennessee
Hone v. Ammons 14 Ill. 29 1852 0 Illinois