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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Philip v. Kirkpatrick 2 Yeates 444 1799 0 Recovery for services SC of PA.
Ward v. State 37 Ala. 158 1861 0 Indictment for Gaming with an Enslaved Person Alabama
Respublica v. Richards 1 Yeates 480 1795 0 Indictment for failure to abide by gradual abolition SC of PA.
Com. of Pennsylvania v. Chambre 4 Dall. 143 1794 0 Recovery for slaves SC of PA.
McKinney v. Burns 31 Ga. 295 1860 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Pirate v. Dalby 1 U.S. 167 1786 0 Partus Sequitur/ Freedom Suit SC of PA.
Respublica v. Findlay 3 Yeates 261 1801 0 Registry of a negro as a slave, without adding "for life" SC of PA.
Respublica v. Gaoler of Philadelphia County 1 Yeates 368 1794 0 Recovery for freedom SC of PA.
Petry v. Christy 19 Johns. 53 1821 0 Recovery for freedom SC of New York
Bethea v. McLennon 23 N.C. 523 1841 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
In the Case of Tom 5 Johns. 365 1810 0 Recovery for freedom SC of New York
In re Mickel 14 Johns. 324 1817 0 Will & Trust SC of New York
Helm v. Miller 17 Johns. 296 1820 0 Will & Trust SC of New York
Boltze v. State 24 Ala. 89 1854 0 Indictment for Selling Liquour to an Enslaved Person Alabama
Quackenboss v. Lansing 6 Johns. 49 1810 0 Breach of contract SC of New York
Cramer v. Bradshaw 10 Johns. 484 1813 0 Breach of contract SC of New York
Trongott v. Byers 5 Cow. 480 1826 0 Recovery for freedom SC of New York
Griffin v. Potter 14 Wend. 209 1835 0 Recovery for wages SC of Judicature of New York
Sable v. Hitchcock 2 Johns. Cas. 79 1800 0 Contract dispute SC of New York
Wells v. Lane 9 Johns. 144 1812 0 Recovery for freedom SC of New York