Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Roman v. State 41 Wis. 312 1877 1 Wisconsin
Dabney v. Catlett 39 Va. 383 1841 1 Virginia
Lord v. Lancey 21 Me. 468 1842 1 Maine
Emanuel v. Laughlin 11 Miss. 342 1844 1 Mississippi
Haas v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. 41 Wis. 44 1876 1 Wisconsin
Scott v. Fowler 7 Ark. 299 1847 1 Arkansas
Picard v. Wade 30 La. Ann. 623 1878 1 Louisiana
Branch v. Littleberry Branch 6 Fla. 314 1855 1 Florida
Peerce v. Athey 4 W. Va. 22 1870 1 West Virginia
Porter's Ex'rs v. Daniels 11 W. Va. 250 1877 1 West Virginia
Lynchburg Trust & Savings Bank v. A. G. Elliott & Co. 94 Va. 700 1897 1 Virginia
Chambers v. Cline 60 W. Va. 588 1906 1 West Virginia
Gifford v. Carvill 29 Cal. 589 1866 1 California
Gladson v. Whitney 9 Iowa 267 1859 1 Iowa
Marsh v. Low 55 Ind. 271 1876 1 Indiana
State v. O'Neil 51 Kan. 651 1893 1 Kansas
Territory v. Hart 7 Mont. 489 1888 1 Montana
Pierson v. People 79 N.Y. 424 1880 1 New York
People v. Benham 160 N.Y. 402 1899 1 New York
King v. State 91 Tenn. 617 1892 1 Tennessee