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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Roane 13 N.C. 58 1828 0 Homicide North Carolina
Alexander v. Ghiselin 5 Gill 138 1847 0 Maryland
US v. Hanway 9 West.L.J. 103 1851 0 Indictment for treason Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
In re Charge to Grand Jury - Treason 5 Pa. L.J. 55 1851 0 Assault Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Boaler v. Cummines 3 F. Cas. 776 1853 0 Wrongful detetion District Court, E.D. PA.
State ex rel. Dawson 39 Ala. 367 1864 0 Petition for Habeas Corpus Alabama
Hartman v. Keystone Insurance 21 Pa. 466 1853 0 Insurance Dispute SC of PA.
Beltzhoover v. Costen 7 Pa. 13 1847 0 Will & trust SC of PA.
Brent v. Peyton 40 Va. 604 1843 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
The Malaga 16 F.Cas. 535 1849 0 Libel claim District Court, E.D. PA.
Lowe v. Weatherley 20 N.C. 212 1839 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Henry v. State 33 Ga. 441 1863 0 Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Powell v. Stratton 52 Va. 792 1854 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
McHardy v. Surviving Executor of McHardy 7 Fla. 301 1857 0 Dispute over a Marriage Settlement Supreme Court of FL
Moore v. Felkel 7 Fla. 44 1857 0 Dispute over Bill of Equity Supreme Court of FL
Bennett v. Starnes 8 La.Ann. 78 1853 0 Judicial seizure, unpaid wages, property Louisiana
Abernathy v. Abernathy 8 Fla. 243 1858 0 Suit in Chancery by Wife Supreme Court of FL
McKay v. Friebele 8 Fla. 21 1858 0 Enforcement of an Instrument of Assignment Supreme Court of FL
Price v. Sanchez 8 Fla. 136 1858 0 Property Rights in a Slave to a Married Women Supreme Court of FL
Heffron v. State 8 Fla. 73 1858 0 Indictment for Selling Liquor to a Black Man Supreme Court of FL