Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Wright v. Comley 14 Ill. App. 551 1884 1 Illinois
Cheney v. Roodhouse 135 Ill. 257 1890 1 Illinois
Baxter v. Moore 32 Va. 219 1834 1 Virginia
Crawford v. State 254 Ark. 253 1973 1 Arkansas
Satcher v. Radesich 153 La. 468 1923 1 Louisiana
Hickman v. Painter 11 W. Va. 386 1877 1 West Virginia
Lyttle v. Cozad 21 W. Va. 183 1882 1 West Virginia
Hunter v. Haynes' Lessee 1 Va. 71 1792 1 Virginia
State ex rel. Haines v. Tolson 73 Mo. 320 1880 1 Missouri
Matilda v. Mason 16 F. Cas. 1106 1822 1 United States
Allen v. Smith 28 Va. 231 1829 1 Virginia
Butler v. Duvall 4 F. Cas. 901 1831 1 United States
Townsend v. State 63 Fla. 46 1912 1 Florida
Keys v. M'Fatridge 20 Va. 18 1817 1 Virginia
Norvell v. Camm 23 Va. 68 1823 1 Virginia
Vaughan v. Doe ex dem. Green 28 Va. 287 1829 1 Virginia
Smith v. Thompson 233 S.W. 876 1921 1 Texas
Tefft v. Sternberg 40 F. 2 1887 1 United States
Green v. Ashby 33 Va. 135 1835 1 Virginia
Mays v. Callison 33 Va. 230 1835 1 Virginia