Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Ruddell v. Ambler 18 Ark. 369 1857 1 Arkansas
Fay v. Lovejoy 20 Wis. 403 1866 1 Wisconsin
Drake's Ex'or v. Chandler 59 Va. 909 1868 1 Virginia
Clark v. Johnston 15 W. Va. 804 1879 1 West Virginia
Rymer v. Hawkins 18 W. Va. 309 1881 1 West Virginia
MacGregor v. Gardner 14 Iowa 326 1862 1 Iowa
Lewis v. Overby's Adm'r 72 Va. 601 1879 1 Virginia
George v. Cooper 15 W. Va. 666 1879 1 West Virginia
Toucey v. New York Life Insurance 314 U.S. 118 1941 1 United States
Jett v. Dallas Independent School District 491 U.S. 701 1989 1 United States
Kelly v. Washington ex rel. Foss Co. 302 U.S. 1 1937 1 United States
Northern Pacific Railroad v. Lewis 162 U.S. 366 1896 1 United States
McGrain v. Daugherty 273 U.S. 135 1927 1 United States
Shenandoah Valley National Bank v. Bates 20 W. Va. 210 1882 1 West Virginia
Kirkpatrick v. Corning 38 N.J. Eq. 234 1884 1 New Jersey
Vance v. Kirk 29 W. Va. 344 1887 1 West Virginia
Kingsley v. Bill 9 Mass. 197 1812 1 Massachusetts
Burton & Co. v. Hansford 10 W. Va. 470 1877 1 West Virginia
Quarrier v. Peabody Insurance Co. 10 W. Va. 507 1877 1 West Virginia
City of Newport News v. Potter 122 F. 321 1903 1 United States