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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Phœbe v. Jay 1 Ill. 268 1828 0 Illinois
Wooten v. Smith 27 Ga. 216 1859 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Henning v. Varner 34 Md. 102 1871 0 Maryland
Robinett v. Wilson 8 Gill 179 1849 0 Maryland
Bohn v. Headley 7 H. & J. 257 1826 0 Maryland
Watkins v. Harwood 2 G. & J. 307 1830 0 Maryland
Barker v. Barker’s adm’r 2 Gratt. 344 1845 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Fanny v. Montgomery 1 Ill. 247 1828 0 Illinois
Barret v. Gaston 1 Ill. 255 1828 0 Illinois
Milly v. Harrison 47 Tenn. 191 1869 0 Tennessee
Cockrell v. Warner 14 Ark. 345 1854 0 General property liability dispute Arkansas
Bruce v. Leveringe 23 Md. 288 1865 0 Maryland
Pace v. Bonner 27 Ala. 307 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
State v. Clarissa 11 Ala. 57 1847 0 Indictment for Attempt to Poison Alabama
State v. Stephen 15 Ala. 534 1849 0 Indictment for murder Alabama
State v. Cæsar 31 N.C. 391 1849 0 Indictment for murder North Carolina
Miller v. Duvall 26 Md. 47 1866 0 Maryland
Hale v. Stone 14 Ala. 803 1848 0 Levy Alabama
Young v. State 7 G. & J. 253 1835 0 Maryland
Byrd v. Byrd 4 F. Cas. 947 1825 0 Action of debt Cir Ct, D of VA