Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Carter v. McGehee 20 F. Cas. 615 1867 1 United States
Beckett v. Dean 57 Miss. 232 1879 1 Mississippi
Ashley's Dis. v. Ashley's Adm'r 15 Ala. 15 1848 1 Alabama
Sherrell v. Shepard 19 Fla. 300 1882 1 Florida
Bulkley v. Devine 127 Ill. 406 1889 1 Illinois
May v. May 19 Fla. 373 1882 1 Florida
Meeker v. Wilson 16 F. Cas. 1311 1813 1 United States
Halsey v. Fairbanks 11 F. Cas. 295 1826 1 United States
Ockerman v. Cross 54 N.Y. 29 1873 1 New York
Gilchrist v. Gough 63 Ind. 576 1878 1 Indiana
Roberts v. Grace 16 Minn. 126 1870 1 Minnesota
Price v. State 2 Mor. St. Cas. 1168 1872 1 Mississippi
Metcalf v. Prescott 10 Mont. 283 1891 1 Montana
Hall v. Harris 38 N.C. 289 1844 1 North Carolina
Farmers Bank v. Bradham 129 S.C. 270 1924 1 South Carolina
Gunter v. Addy 58 S.C. 178 1900 1 South Carolina
Roysdon v. Choate 15 Tenn. App. 295 1932 1 Tennessee
City of Dallas v. Beeman 12 Tex. Civ. App. 344 1896 1 Texas
Houston & Texas Central Railway Co. v. Berling 14 Tex. Civ. App. 544 1896 1 Texas
Calkins v. Sumner 13 Wis. 193 1860 1 Wisconsin