Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Anderson v. Poindexter 6 Ohio St. 622 1856 0 Ohio
Thompson v. Updegraff 3 W. Va. 629 1869 0 West Virginia
Sarah v. Borders 5 Ill. 341 1843 0 Illinois
Mathews v. Wade 2 W. Va. 464 1868 0 West Virginia
Morrow's adm'r v. Bailey 2 W. Va. 326 1867 0 West Virginia
Parker v. Clarkson 4 W. Va. 407 1870 0 West Virginia
Green v. Vardiman 2 Blackf. 324 1830 0 Indiana
Sanaker v. Cushwa 3 W. Va. 29 1868 0 West Virginia
Collier v. Collier 30 Ind. 32 1868 0 Indiana
Giltner v. Gorham 10 F. Cas. 424 1848 0 United States
Meehan v. Newton No. 2011-UP-325, 2011 WL 11734950, at *1 (S.C. Ct. App. June 27, 2011) 2011 2 South Carolina
Graves v. State 1 Ind. 368 1849 0 Indiana
Rutter v. Sullivan 25 W. Va. 427 1885 1 West Virginia
Tom v. Daily 4 Ohio 336 1829 0 Ohio
Anderson v. Millikin 9 Ohio St. 568 1859 0 Ohio
Beacroft v. Strawn 67 Ill. 28 1873 0 Illinois
Matthews v. Dunbar 3 W. Va. 138 1869 0 West Virginia
State v. Lasselle 1 Blackf. 60 1820 0 Indiana
Graham v. Graham 4 W. Va. 320 1870 0 West Virginia
United States v. Rycraft 27 F. Cas. 918 1824 0 United States