Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
James v. Adams 16 W. Va. 245 1880 1 West Virginia
Knox v. Garland 6 Va. 241 1800 1 Virginia
Owens v. Wilkinson 20 App. D.C. 51 1902 1 District of Columbia
Rust v. Ware 47 Va. 50 1849 1 Virginia
Parker v. Kane 63 U.S. 1 1859 1 United States
Munson v. Munson 30 Conn. 425 1862 1 Connecticut
Tyler v. Taylor 62 Va. 700 1872 1 Virginia
McClung v. Echols 5 W. Va. 204 1872 1 West Virginia
Commercial National Bank v. Consumers’ Brewing Co. 16 App. D.C. 186 1900 1 District of Columbia
Daniels v. Solomon 11 App. D.C. 163 1897 1 District of Columbia
United States ex rel. Bernardin v. Seymour 10 App. D.C. 294 1897 1 District of Columbia
Charleston & Western Carolina Railroad v. Brown 13 Ga. App. 744 1913 1 Georgia
Sappington v. Rimes 21 Ga. App. 810 1918 1 Georgia
Dashing v. State 78 Ind. 357 1881 1 Indiana
Sanders v. State 85 Ind. 318 1882 1 Indiana
Collins v. Henderson 74 Ky. 74 1874 1 Kentucky
Johnson v. Jacob 74 Ky. 646 1876 1 Kentucky
Croft v. Alder 237 Miss. 713 1959 1 Mississippi
McElveen v. McElveen 233 Miss. 672 1958 1 Mississippi
Sadler v. Lee 232 Miss. 349 1957 1 Mississippi