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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
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
Waters v. Dashiell 1 Md. 455 1851 0 Maryland
Clements v. Smith 9 Gill 156 1850 0 Maryland
Glen v. Hodges 9 Johns. 67 1812 0 Action of trespass SC of New York
Link v. Beuner 3 Cai. 325 1805 0 Recovery for services of slave SC of New York
Ketletas v. Fleet 7 Johns. 323 1811 0 Recovery for freedom 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
Wooten v. Calahan 32 Ga. 382 1861 0 False Representation Supreme Court of Georgia
Bigelow v. Young 30 Ga. 121 1860 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Quackenboss v. Lansing 6 Johns. 49 1810 0 Breach of contract SC of New York
United States v. Mullany 1 D.C. 517 1808 0 Fitness of witness United States
Gregory's Administrator v. Marks's Administrator 22 Va. 355 1823 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Plater v. Groome 3 Md. 134 1852 0 Maryland
State v. Dean 35 N.C. 63 1851 0 Indictment for stealing a slave North Carolina
Wheeler v. State 23 Ga. 292 1857 0 Indictment for stealing slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Graham v. Graham 4 W. Va. 320 1870 0 West Virginia
Myers' Executors v. Myers 33 Ala. 85 1858 0 Action brought Against Executor to Recover Enslaved Persons Alabama
Young v. Farrel 3 N.C. 219 1802 0 Action of debt North Carolina