Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Smith v. Burch 92 N.Y. 228 1883 1 New York
Bray v. Crain 59 Tex. 649 1883 1 Texas
Miller v. Decker 411 F.2d 302 1969 1 United States
Parker v. Davis 225 La. 359 1954 1 Louisiana
Woodland v. Newhalls' Adm'r 31 F. 434 1887 1 United States
State v. Johnson 118 Mo. 491 1893 1 Missouri
Guesnard v. Guesnard 173 Ala. 250 1911 1 Alabama
Porter Ads. United States 19 F. Cas. 1073 1877 1 United States
Brewer v. Opie 5 Va. 212 1798 1 Virginia
Lemacks v. Glover 18 S.C. Eq. 141 1845 1 South Carolina
Kelly v. Kelly 158 Iowa 56 1912 1 Iowa
Frederick Iron & Steel Co. v. Page 165 Md. 212 1933 1 Maryland
J. A. Laporte Corp. v. Pennsylvania-Dixie Cement Corp. 164 Md. 642 1933 1 Maryland
Mayor of Baltimore v. Deegan 163 Md. 234 1932 1 Maryland
Benson v. Benson 204 Md. 601 1954 1 Maryland
Ex parte Foister 203 Mo. 687 1907 1 Missouri
Masterson v. St. Louis Transit Co. 204 Mo. 507 1907 1 Missouri
People v. Petmecky 99 N.Y. 415 1885 1 New York
Brass & Copper Co. v. Conner 103 N.Y. 502 1886 1 New York
Isenberg v. Trent Trust Co. 31 F.2d 553 1929 1 United States