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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Gilkey v. Peeler 22 Tex. 663 1859 1 Texas
Bradshaw v. Mayfield 24 Tex. 481 1859 1 Texas
Case v. McGee 8 Md. 9 1855 0 Maryland
Townshend v. Townshend 6 Md. 295 1854 0 Maryland
Plater v. Groome 3 Md. 134 1852 0 Maryland
Morrow's adm'r v. Bailey 2 W. Va. 326 1867 0 West Virginia
Mathews v. Wade 2 W. Va. 464 1868 0 West Virginia
Williams v. Bramble 2 Md. 313 1852 0 Maryland
Franklin v. Waters 8 Gill 322 1849 0 Maryland
Gibson v. Love 4 Fla. 217 1851 0 Use of Slaves as Security for Payment Supreme Court of FL
Melvin v. Melvin 6 Md. 541 1854 0 Maryland
Franklin v. State 12 Md. 236 1858 0 Maryland
Howard v. Carpenter 11 Md. 259 1857 0 Maryland
Gaither v. Blowers 11 Md. 536 1857 0 Maryland
Negroes Charles v. Sheriff 12 Md. 274 1858 0 Maryland
Green v. Vardiman 2 Blackf. 324 1830 0 Indiana
Harris v. Galbraith 43 Ill. 309 1867 0 Illinois
Farrell v. Patterson 43 Ill. 52 1867 0 Illinois
Nelson v. People 33 Ill. 390 1864 0 Illinois
Alexander v. Worthington 5 Md. 471 1853 0 Maryland