Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Doub v. Mason 2 Md. 380 1852 1 Maryland
Gooch v. Weldon Bank & Trust Co. 176 N.C. 213 1918 1 North Carolina
Starr v. Heckart 32 Md. 267 1870 1 Maryland
Simpson v. Emelia J. 15 Fla. 9 1874 1 Florida
Rice v. State 3 Kan. 141 1865 1 Kansas
Nix v. Jos. Petrie & Co. 4 Pelt. 229 1921 1 Louisiana
Sowers Co. v. Melton 14 La. App. 159 1930 1 Louisiana
Dulany v. Rogers 50 Md. 524 1879 1 Maryland
Dalton v. McLean 137 Me. 4 1940 1 Maine
Guerrant v. Smith 48 Miss. 90 1873 1 Mississippi
Lambeth v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 532 1872 1 Mississippi
Porter v. State 1 Miss. Dec. 555 1884 1 Mississippi
Tyson v. Tyson 219 N.C. 617 1941 1 North Carolina
Doe ex dem. Burke v. Elliott 26 N.C. 355 1844 1 North Carolina
Beaufort Veneer & Package Co. v. Hiers 142 S.C. 78 1927 1 South Carolina
Reagan's Administrator v. Holliman 34 Tex. 403 1871 1 Texas
Owen v. New York & Texas Land Co. 11 Tex. Civ. App. 284 1895 1 Texas
Marks v. Hill 46 Tex. 345 1876 1 Texas
In re the Estate of Fisher 15 Wis. 511 1862 1 Wisconsin
Tobriner v. White 19 App. D.C. 163 1902 1 District of Columbia