Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Hawes, Gray & Co. v. Lawrence & Hicks 5 N.Y. Super. Ct. 193 1849 1 New York
Hawes v. Lawrence 3 N.Y. Super. Ct. 193 1849 1 New York
Proprietors of St. Luke's Church v. Slack 61 Mass. 226 1851 1 Massachusetts
People ex rel. Smith v. Olds 3 Cal. 167 1853 1 California
People ex rel. Mygatt v. Supervisors of Chenango County 11 N.Y. 563 1854 1 New York
Mechanics' Bank v. New York & New Haven Rail Road 11 N.Y. Super. Ct. 480 1855 1 New York
Ohio Insurance v. Nunemacher 10 Ind. 234 1858 1 Indiana
People ex rel. Ford v. Irwin 14 Cal. 428 1859 1 California
Beard v. City of Brooklyn 31 Barb. 142 1859 1 New York
Township of Marathon v. Township of Oregon 8 Mich. 372 1860 1 Michigan
Clark v. Farrington 11 Wis. 306 1860 1 Wisconsin
Norton v. Supervisors of Rock County 13 Wis. 611 1861 1 Wisconsin
Stoner v. Eden 199 Ga. App. 135 1991 1 Georgia
Sutton v. State 124 Ga. 815 1906 1 Georgia
People ex rel. Cunningham v. Brennan 18 Abb. Pr. 100 1864 1 New York
People ex rel. McHugh v. School Officers 18 Abb. Pr. 165 1864 1 New York
Jackson's Administrators v. Newark Plankroad Co. 31 N.J.L. 277 1865 1 New Jersey
City of Cleveland v. State Bank 16 Ohio St. 236 1865 1 Ohio
People ex rel. Banks v. Board of Education 2 Abb. Pr. 177 1866 1 New York
Clark v. Miller 47 Barb. 38 1866 1 New York