Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Paxton v. Rucker 15 W. Va. 547 1879 1 West Virginia
Easley v. Barksdale 75 Va. 274 1881 1 Virginia
Carr v. Lewis Coal Co. 15 Mo. App. 551 1884 1 Missouri
Hanchett v. Ives 133 Ill. 332 1890 1 Illinois
McElroy v. Hiner 133 Ill. 156 1890 1 Illinois
Purdy v. Hall 134 Ill. 298 1890 1 Illinois
Carlton v. People 150 Ill. 181 1894 1 Illinois
Shea v. Murphy 164 Ill. 614 1897 1 Illinois
Succession of Anderson 231 La. 195 1956 1 Louisiana
Sparrow v. Sparrow 231 La. 966 1957 1 Louisiana
Succession of Smith 182 La. 389 1935 1 Louisiana
State v. Taylor 70 N.D. 201 1940 1 North Dakota
In re Hurst’s Estate 97 N.Y.S. 697 1906 1 New York
In re the Estate of Ford 16 A.D.2d 683 1962 1 New York
Blum v. Salyer 299 F. Supp. 1074 1969 1 United States
Hurn v. Keller 79 Va. 415 1884 1 Virginia
Durand v. Lord 115 Ill. 610 1886 1 Illinois
Rosenheim v. Hartsock 90 Mo. 357 1886 1 Missouri
Stone v. Tyree 30 W. Va. 687 1888 1 West Virginia
Beard v. State 71 Ga. App. 747 1944 1 Georgia