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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Chapman ex rel. Leavitt v. Smith 57 U.S. 114 1853 1 United States
Sneed v. Hanly 22 F. Cas. 712 1853 1 United States
Executors of McDonogh v. Murdoch 56 U.S. 367 1853 1 United States
Eyre v. Potter 56 U.S. 42 1853 1 United States
Yerger v. Jones 57 U.S. 30 1853 1 United States
Turner v. Yates 57 U.S. 14 1853 1 United States
Hagan v. Walker 55 U.S. 29 1852 1 United States
De Lane v. Moore 55 U.S. 253 1852 1 United States
Young v. Colt 30 F. Cas. 841 1852 1 United States
Carr v. Hilton 5 F. Cas. 134 1852 1 United States
Moore v. People 55 U.S. 13 1852 0 United States
Wiswall v. Sampson 55 U.S. 52 1852 1 United States
Downey v. Hicks 55 U.S. 240 1852 1 United States
Robinson v. Cathcart 2 D.C. 590 1852 1 United States
Deacon v. Oliver 55 U.S. 610 1852 1 United States
United States v. Scott 27 F. Cas. 990 1851 0 Indictment against rescuer or fugitive slave United States
Neves v. Scott 54 U.S. 268 1851 1 United States
Parish v. Murphree 54 U.S. 92 1851 1 United States
Charge to Grand Jury—Fugitive Slave Law 30 F. Cas. 1015 1851 0 Re. fugitive slave law United States
Very v. Levy 54 U.S. 345 1851 1 United States