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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Janes v. Buzzard 13 F. Cas. 344 1834 0 Action of assumpsit for work of enslaved persons Arkansas
Lee v. Chase 15 F. Cas. 147 1874 0 Suit in equity Cir. Ct., E.D. VA
Inhabitants of Berkley v. Inhabitants of Somerset 16 Mass. 454 1820 0 Assumpsit for expenses Massachusetts
Penn v. Reynolds 64 Va. 518 1873 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Hale v. Clarkson 64 Va. 42 1873 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Watson v. Inhabitants of Cambridge 15 Mass. 286 1818 0 Assumpsuit to recover expenses Massachusetts
Elvira, a Slave 57 Va. 561 1865 0 Attempted Murder SC of Appeals VA
Inhabitants of Stockbridge v. Inhabitants of West Stockbridge 13 Mass. 302 1816 0 Petition for review Massachusetts
United States v. Coulter 1 D.C. 203 1804 0 Charge of 'Keeping a disorderly house' United States
Mitchell v. Moore 57 Va. 275 1861 0 Marriage Settlement SC of Appeals 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
Fulton's Ex'ors v. Gracey 56 Va. 314 1859 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Shue v. Turk 56 Va. 256 1859 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Taylor v. Buckner 23 F. Cas. 737 1835 0 Freedom Suit/ Petition United States
Elias v. Smith 25 Tenn. 33 1845 0 Tennessee
Trigg v. Faris 24 Tenn. 343 1844 0 Tennessee
Hepburn v. Dundas 54 Va. 219 1856 0 Action of ejectment SC of Appeals VA
Dickinson v. Dickinson's Adm'r 43 Va. 493 1846 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Lyon v. Williams 42 Ga. 168 1871 0 Slave debts Supreme Court of Georgia