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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Somervell v. Hunt 3 Md. 113 1792 0 0 Maryland
Porter v. Butler 3 Md. 168 1793 0 0 Maryland
De Kerlegand v. Hector 3 Md. 185 1794 0 0 Maryland
Clagett v. Speake 4 H. & McH. 162 1798 0 0 Maryland
Shilling v. Shilling 6 Gill 171 1847 0 0 Maryland
Anderson v. Baily 8 G. & J. 32 1836 0 0 Maryland
Peggy v. Wilson 9 G. & J. 169 1837 0 0 Maryland
Stone v. Rafter 1 H. & J. 364 1802 0 0 Maryland
Smith v. Smith 6 Md. 496 1854 0 0 Maryland
Basford v. Mills 6 Md. 385 1854 0 0 Maryland
Rozier v. Holliday 8 Md. 381 1855 0 0 Maryland
Newton v. Turpin 8 G. & J. 433 1837 0 0 Maryland
Plato v. Bainbridge 4 H. & McH. 416 1799 0 0 Maryland
Harry v. Lyles 4 H. & McH. 215 1798 0 0 Maryland
Thomas v. Pile 3 Md. 241 1794 0 0 Maryland
Dunnington's Ex'r v. Dunnington's Adm'r 3 H. & J. 279 1811 0 0 Maryland
Hanson v. Hanson 4 Gill 69 1846 0 0 Maryland
Pye v. Wood 3 H. & J. 504 1814 0 0 Maryland
Negro Jack v. Hopewell 6 H. & J. 20 1781 0 0 Maryland
Leach v. Slater 1 Md. 513 1773 0 0 Maryland