Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Miller v. Crosson 131 Neb. 88 1936 1 Nebraska
Kearney v. Kearney 17 N.J. Eq. 59 1864 1 New Jersey
Brenner v. Alexander 16 Or. 349 1888 1 Oregon
Chesnutt v. Frazier 65 Tenn. 217 1873 1 Tennessee
Merchant v. Preston 69 Tenn. 280 1878 1 Tennessee
Harn v. Phelps 65 Tex. 592 1886 1 Texas
Hendricks v. Temple 101 S.C. 418 1915 1 South Carolina
Yates's Estate 4 Pa. D. & C. 569 1924 1 Pennsylvania
State v. White & Chiles 25 Supp. Tex. 465 1868 1 Texas
Kerby v. Commonwealth 34 Va. 747 1836 1 Virginia
Richards v. Commonwealth 38 Va. 690 1841 1 Virginia
Barnawell v. Smith 58 N.C. 168 1859 1 North Carolina
Thornton v. Thornton 24 Va. 179 1825 1 Virginia
Reed v. Bias 8 Watts & Serg. 189 1844 1 Pennsylvania
Zoebisch v. Von Minden 120 N.Y. 406 1890 1 New York
Beard v. Dennis 6 Ind. 200 1855 1 Indiana
Slater v. Wood 22 N.Y. Super. Ct. 15 1861 1 New York
Ungar v. Dunkin' Donuts of America, Inc. 68 F.R.D. 65 1975 1 United States
Continental Research Corp. v. Scholz 595 S.W.2d 396 1980 1 Missouri
Hooper v. Howell 50 Ga. 165 1873 1 Georgia