Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Merritt v. Campbell 47 Cal. 542 1874 1 California
Bell v. Medford 57 Miss. 31 1879 1 Mississippi
Scully v. Lowenstein 56 Miss. 652 1879 1 Mississippi
Ex parte Bridewell 57 Miss. 177 1879 1 Mississippi
Rembert v. Key 58 Miss. 533 1880 1 Mississippi
Tucker v. Dean 2 Miss. Dec. 660 1883 1 Mississippi
Smith v. Bell 2 Miss. Dec. 684 1883 1 Mississippi
Gaillard v. Thomas 61 Miss. 166 1883 1 Mississippi
Mobile & Ohio Railroad v. Davis 62 Miss. 271 1884 1 Mississippi
Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Co. v. Peterson 115 Ill. 597 1886 1 Illinois
Murphy v. Creath 26 Mo. App. 581 1887 1 Missouri
Gayer v. H. W. Parker & Son 24 Neb. 643 1888 1 Nebraska
Chiles v. Champenois 69 Miss. 603 1891 1 Mississippi
Selleck v. Macon Compress & Warehouse Co. 72 Miss. 1019 1895 1 Mississippi
Straw v. Illinois Central Railroad 73 Miss. 446 1895 1 Mississippi
Brothers v. Beck 75 Miss. 482 1897 1 Mississippi
Alabama & Vicksburg Railway Co. v. McCerren 75 Miss. 687 1898 1 Mississippi
Huffman v. Knight 36 Or. 581 1900 1 Oregon
Johnston v. Little Horse Creek Irrigating Co. 13 Wyo. 208 1904 1 Wyoming
Shaw v. Laurel Oil & Fertilizer Co. 92 Miss. 340 1908 1 Mississippi