Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Russell v. State 53 Miss. 367 1876 1 Mississippi
Skinner v. State 53 Miss. 399 1876 1 Mississippi
Hairston v. State 54 Miss. 689 1877 1 Mississippi
Robbins v. Smith 72 Ohio St. 1 1905 1 Ohio
Sadler v. Niesz 5 Wash. 182 1892 1 Washington
Eckford v. Eckford 91 Iowa 54 1894 1 Iowa
McFall v. State 235 Ga. 105 1975 1 Georgia
Barrett v. Simmons 235 Ga. 600 1975 1 Georgia
Barfield v. Hilton 238 Ga. 150 1977 1 Georgia
Drake v. State 239 Ga. 232 1977 1 Georgia
Kingsberry Homes v. Findley 242 Ga. 362 1978 1 Georgia
Williams v. Whitfield 242 Ga. 639 1978 1 Georgia
Newman v. Newman 558 So. 2d 821 1990 1 Mississippi
Laing v. Nelson 40 Neb. 252 1894 1 Nebraska
Sawyer v. Bennett 49 N.Y. St. Rep. 774 1892 1 New York
Willover v. Hill 72 N.Y. 36 1878 1 New York
Cruikshank v. Gordon 118 N.Y. 178 1890 1 New York
Sawyer v. Bennett 28 Abb. N. Cas. 393 1892 1 New York
Upton v. Hume 24 Or. 420 1893 1 Oregon
Fenstermaker v. Tribune Publishing Co. 12 Utah 439 1895 1 Utah