Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Whittington v. Clarke 16 Miss. 480 1847 1 Mississippi
La Roche v. Lessee of Jones 50 U.S. 155 1850 1 United States
Doe ex dem. Barbarie v. Eslava 50 U.S. 421 1850 1 United States
Guyol v. Chouteau 19 Mo. 546 1854 1 Missouri
Hamilton v. Avery 20 Tex. 612 1857 1 Texas
Steger v. Bush 1 Miss. (S. & M. Ch.) 172 1843 1 Mississippi
Hollis v. Williams 43 Ga. 214 1871 1 Georgia
Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. Eickhoff 63 Minn. 170 1895 1 Minnesota
Floyd v. Ricks 14 Ark. 286 1853 1 Arkansas
L. Mayer & Co. v. McLure 36 Miss. 389 1858 1 Mississippi
Board Ed. v. Booth 110 Ky. 807 1901 1 Kentucky
Green v. Green 14 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 492 1876 1 New York
Green v. Green 69 N.Y. 553 1877 1 New York
Greene v. Greene 145 Miss. 87 1926 1 Mississippi
Stewart v. Ives 9 Miss. 197 1843 1 Mississippi
New Jersey Steam Navigation Co. v. Merchants' Bank 47 U.S. 344 1848 1 United States
In re Parker 144 N.C. 170 1907 1 North Carolina
State ex rel. Watland v. Hurley 132 Fla. 892 1938 1 Florida
Adoption of J. C. v. Natural Parents 417 So. 2d 529 1982 1 Mississippi
S.G. v. D.C. 13 So. 3d 269 2009 1 Mississippi