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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Town of Columbia v. Williams 3 Conn. 467 1820 0 Contract dispute Connecticut
Lamb v. Smith 1 Root 419 1792 0 Will & Trust Connecticut
Inhabitants of Windsor v. Inhabitants of Hartford 2 Conn. 355 1817 0 Contract dispute Connecticut
Jackson v. Kip 13 F. Cas. 220 1869 0 Will & Trust Circuit Court, S.D. New York
In re Martin 16 F. Cas. 881 1869 0 Wrongful detainment of alleged slave Circuit Court, S.D. New York
Johnson v. Tompkins 13 F. Cas. 840 1833 0 Action of trespass and false imprisonment Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Worthington v. Preston 30 F. Cas. 645 1824 0 Fugitive Slave Action for damages Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Van Metre v. Mitchell 28 F. Cas. 1036 1853 0 Fugitive Slave Action for damages Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Hill v. Low 12 F. Cas. 172 1822 0 Fugitive Slave Action for damages Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Higbie v. Hopkins 12 F. Cas. 126 1805 0 Title dispute Circuit Court, D. PA.
Butler v. Hopper 4 F. Cas. 904 1806 0 Recovery for freedom Circuit Court, D. PA.
U.S. v. Morris 1 Curt C. C. 23 1851 0 Indictment for misdemeanor Circuit Court, D. Mass.
United States v. Libby 26 F. Cas. 928 1846 0 Indictiment of slave trader Circuit Court, D. Maine
United States v. Amy 24 F. Cas. 792 1859 0 Cir. Ct., D. VA
Wheeler v. Campbell 12 Cal. App. 707 1910 Trusts and Estates California
Sullivant v. State 8 Ark. 400 1848 0 Indictment for rape Arkansas
Hannah v. Carrington 18 Ark. 85 1856 0 Mortgage dispute Arkansas
Ewell v. Tidwell 20 Ark. 136 1859 0 Mortgage dispute Arkansas
Vaughan v. Parr 20 Ark. 600 1859 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Watkins v. Quarles 23 Ark. 179 1861 0 Inheritance of enslaved persons Arkansas