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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Estate of Hickman v. Boggus 14 La. Ann. 609 1859 0 Wills, Theft of enslaved person Louisiana
Swigert v. Bank of Kentucky 56 Ky. 268, 17 B. Mon 268 (1856) 1855 0 Civil Kentucky
Smart v. Baugh 26 Ky. 363 1830 0 Wills & Estates Kentucky
Edwards v. Woolfolk's Administrator 56 Ky. 376 1856 0 Wills & Estates Kentucky
State v. Lasselle 1 Blackf. 60 1820 0 Indiana
Donnell v. State 3 Ind. 480 1852 1 Indiana
Thornton’s Case 11 Ill. 332 1849 1 Illinois
Owens v. People 13 Ill. 59 1851 0 Illinois
Cornelius v. Cohen 1 Ill. 131 1825 0 Illinois
Chambers v. People 5 Ill. 351 1843 0 Illinois
Bailey v. Teackle 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 173 1793 0 Wills & Estate H.Ct of Chancery VA
Ross v. Pines 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 69 1789 0 Libel and Slander H.Ct of Chancery VA
Nance v. Woodward 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 180 1793 0 Wills & Estate H.Ct of Chancery VA
Woodson v. Woodson 2 Va. Ch. Dec. 129 1791 0 Action of debt H.Ct of Chancery VA
Dandridge v. Lyon 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 123 1791 0 Wills & Estate H.Ct of Chancery VA
Commonwealth v. Williams 3 Va. 14 1791 0 Larceny General Ct. of VA
Sorrell's Case 3 Va. 253 1786 0 Manslaughter General Ct. of VA
Robin v. Hardaway 1 Jefferson 109 1772 0 Actions of trespass, assault and battery General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Peas 31 Va. 692 1834 0 Larceny of a slave General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Hays 3 Va. 122 1798 0 Larceny General Ct. of VA