Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
McElveen v. McElveen 233 Miss. 672 1958 1 Mississippi
Sadler v. Lee 232 Miss. 349 1957 1 Mississippi
Smith v. Copiah County 232 Miss. 838 1958 1 Mississippi
Leavitt v. Lovering 64 N.H. 607 1888 1 New Hampshire
Cinerama, Inc. v. Sweet Music, S.A. 482 F.2d 66 1973 1 United States
Shrewsbury v. Miller 10 W. Va. 115 1877 1 West Virginia
Nutter v. Sydenstricker 11 W. Va. 535 1877 1 West Virginia
Sussman v. Porter 137 F. 161 1905 1 United States
Hyland v. Oregon Hassam Paving Co. 74 Or. 1 1914 1 Oregon
Strang v. Moog 72 Ala. 460 1882 1 Alabama
Ruffner v. Love 24 W. Va. 181 1884 1 West Virginia
Johnson v. McClung 26 W. Va. 659 1885 1 West Virginia
Muse v. Stern 82 Va. 33 1886 1 Virginia
Jones v. Old Dominion Cotton Mills 82 Va. 140 1886 1 Virginia
Tucker v. Sandidge 85 Va. 546 1888 1 Virginia
Powell v. Miller 41 W. Va. 371 1895 1 West Virginia
National Express & Transportation Co. v. Burdette 7 App. D.C. 551 1896 1 District of Columbia
Lehman v. District of Columbia 19 App. D.C. 217 1902 1 District of Columbia
Davis v. Byrd 94 Ind. 525 1884 1 Indiana
People v. Aikin 66 Mich. 460 1887 1 Michigan