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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Collier v. Collier 30 Ind. 32 1868 0 Indiana
Farrell v. Patterson 43 Ill. 52 1867 0 Illinois
Donnell v. State 3 Ind. 480 1852 1 Indiana
In re Booth 3 Wis. 1 1854 1 Wisconsin
In re Perkins 2 Cal. 424 1852 1 California
Lewis v. Fullerson 22 Va. 15 1821 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Anderson v. Millikin 9 Ohio St. 568 1859 0 Ohio
Seevers v. Hamilton 6 Iowa 199 1858 0 Iowa
Ableman v. Booth 11 Wis. 498 1859 1 Wisconsin
Arnold v. Booth 14 Wis. 180 1861 1 Wisconsin
Price v. Slaughter 1 Cin. Sup. Ct. Rep. 429 1871 0 Recovery of lands Ohio
Bennett v. Starnes 8 La.Ann. 78 1853 0 Judicial seizure, unpaid wages, property Louisiana
Davis v. Baltzer 1 D.C. 482 1808 0 Freedom Petition United States
Tomlinson v. Roberts 25 Conn. 477 1857 1 Connecticut
Daggs v. Frazer 6 F. Cas. 1112 1849 0 United States
State v. Curzy 19 Ind. 430 1862 0 Indiana
Riley v. Watson 18 Ind. 291 1862 0 Indiana
Knorr v. Home Insurance 25 Wis. 143 1869 0 Wisconsin
United States ex rel. Garland v. Morris 26 F. Cas. 1318 1854 0 United States
Graves v. State 1 Ind. 368 1849 0 Indiana