Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Scarborough 2 S.C. 439 1871 1 South Carolina
Cartwright v. Chabert 3 Tex. 261 1848 1 Texas
Swift v. Trotti 52 Tex. 498 1880 1 Texas
Brack v. McMahan 61 Tex. 1 1884 1 Texas
Mattingly v. Boyd 61 U.S. 128 1857 1 United States
Fultz v. Brightwell 77 Va. 742 1883 1 Virginia
Sharpe's Ex'or v. Rockwood 78 Va. 24 1883 1 Virginia
Fitzgibbon v. Barry 78 Va. 755 1884 1 Virginia
Smith's Adm'r v. Charlton's Adm'r 48 Va. 425 1851 1 Virginia
Trustees for the Support of Public Schools v. Inhabitants of Trenton 30 N.J. Eq. 667 1879 1 New Jersey
P. Episcopal E. Society v. Churchman's Reps. 80 Va. 718 1885 1 Virginia
Bristol v. Bristol 53 Conn. 242 1885 1 Connecticut
Wilson v. Perry 29 W. Va. 169 1886 1 West Virginia
Wilmoth v. Wilmoth 34 W. Va. 426 1890 1 West Virginia
Ross' Ex'r v. Kiger 42 W. Va. 402 1896 1 West Virginia
Aurianne v. City of New Orleans 133 La. 10 1913 1 Louisiana
Maden v. Emmons 83 Ind. 331 1882 1 Indiana
People v. Gardner 62 Mich. 307 1886 1 Michigan
State v. Copeland 65 Mo. 497 1877 1 Missouri
Jordan v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 928 1872 1 Mississippi