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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co. v. Gildersleeve 219 Mo. 170 1909 1 Missouri
Ex parte Dickens 162 Ala. 272 1909 1 Alabama
Ex parte Ellerd 158 S.W. 1145 1912 1 Texas
McDougall v. Sheridan 23 Idaho 191 1913 1 Idaho
Ex parte Ellerd 71 Tex. Crim. 285 1913 1 Texas
In re the Proceedings Against Hayes 72 Fla. 558 1916 1 Florida
Ex parte Turner 73 Fla. 360 1917 1 Florida
State v. Elliston 4 Balt. C. Rep. 471 1920 1 Maryland
Hall v. Moran 81 Fla. 706 1921 1 Florida
State ex rel. Gallat v. Allen 82 Fla. 149 1921 1 Florida
State ex rel. Gayle v. Dowling 91 Fla. 236 1926 1 Florida
Ex parte Owens 37 Okla. Crim. 118 1927 1 Oklahoma
Cooper v. Lipscomb 97 Fla. 668 1929 1 Florida
State ex rel. Grebstein v. Lehman 100 Fla. 481 1930 1 Florida
Tail v. Olson 144 Neb. 820 1944 1 Nebraska
South Dade Farms, Inc. v. Peters 88 So. 2d 891 1956 1 Florida
Puleo v. State 109 So. 2d 39 1959 1 Florida
Sandstrom v. State 336 So. 2d 572 1976 1 Florida
A.A. v. Rolle 604 So. 2d 813 1992 1 Florida
Walker v. Bentley 660 So. 2d 313 1995 1 Florida