Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Bankers’ Trust Co. v. Missouri, K. & T. Ry. Co. 251 F. 789 1918 1 United States
Bickel v. Mackie 447 F. Supp. 1376 1978 1 United States
Gaines' Adm'r v. Alexander 48 Va. 257 1851 1 Virginia
County of Mahaska v. Ingalls 16 Iowa 81 1864 1 Iowa
Sumner v. Cook 12 Kan. 166 1873 1 Kansas
Simmerman v. Songer 70 Va. 9 1877 1 Virginia
Anderson v. Cranmer 11 W. Va. 562 1877 1 West Virginia
In re Will of Ames 51 Iowa 596 1879 1 Iowa
Whitelaw's Adm'r v. Whitelaw's Adm'r 96 Va. 712 1899 1 Virginia
Shacklett v. Roller 97 Va. 639 1899 1 Virginia
Life Insurance v. Hairston 108 Va. 832 1908 1 Virginia
Maxwell v. Bay City Bridge Co. 46 Mich. 278 1881 1 Michigan
Burrill v. Auditor General 46 Mich. 256 1881 1 Michigan
Commonwealth v. McPhail 547 Pa. 519 1997 1 Pennsylvania
Hopkins v. Wampler 108 Va. 705 1908 1 Virginia
Howard v. Howard 112 Va. 566 1911 1 Virginia
Burwell v. Cawood 43 U.S. 560 1844 1 United States
Heth's Executor v. Wooldridge's Executor 27 Va. 605 1828 1 Virginia
Meze v. Mayse 27 Va. 658 1828 1 Virginia
Payne v. Graves 32 Va. 561 1834 1 Virginia