Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
United States v. Farwell 76 F. Supp. 35 1948 1 United States
Seton, Maitland & Co. v. Low 1 Johns. Cas. 1 1799 1 New York
Palmer v. Green 6 Conn. 14 1825 1 Connecticut
Francis v. Rand 7 Conn. 221 1828 1 Connecticut
Philadelphia Loan Co. v. Towner 13 Conn. 249 1839 1 Connecticut
Downer v. Dana 17 Vt. 518 1845 1 Vermont
Lee v. Howell 69 N.C. 200 1873 1 North Carolina
Robbins v. McKnight 5 N.J. Eq. 642 1847 1 New Jersey
Blake v. Langdon 19 Vt. 485 1847 1 Vermont
Camp v. Waring 25 Conn. 520 1857 1 Connecticut
County of Calaveras v. Brockway 30 Cal. 325 1866 1 California
Spurr v. Snyder 35 Conn. 172 1868 1 Connecticut
Anthony v. Halderman 7 Kan. 50 1871 1 Kansas
Smith v. Felton 43 N.Y. 419 1871 1 New York
Catron v. Cross 50 Tenn. 584 1871 1 Tennessee
Parsons v. Root 41 Conn. 161 1874 1 Connecticut
Butler v. Wehle 6 Thomp. & Cook 241 1875 1 New York
Butler v. Wehle 11 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 54 1875 1 New York
Schisler v. Null 91 Mich. 321 1892 1 Michigan
Williams v. McPherson 216 N.C. 565 1939 1 North Carolina