Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Rogers v. Wilson 13 Ark. 507 1853 1 Arkansas
Hooks v. State 215 Ga. 869 1960 1 Georgia
Cooper v. Sunderland 3 Iowa 114 1856 1 Iowa
Frost v. Thompson 219 Mass. 360 1914 1 Massachusetts
Gibson v. Soper 72 Mass. 279 1856 1 Massachusetts
Frye v. Kimball 16 Mo. 9 1852 1 Missouri
Smith v. Ashby 20 Mo. 354 1855 1 Missouri
Schneider v. McFarland 2 N.Y. 459 1849 1 New York
United States v. Exploration Co. 203 F. 387 1913 1 United States
Shaw v. State 229 S.W. 509 1921 1 Texas
Stuart v. Allen 16 Cal. 473 1860 1 California
Fitch v. Miller 20 Cal. 352 1862 1 California
Hays’ Administratrix v. McNealy 16 Fla. 409 1878 1 Florida
Atlanta Newspapers, Inc. v. State 216 Ga. 399 1960 1 Georgia
Wells v. Chaffin 60 Ga. 677 1878 1 Georgia
Long v. Burnett 13 Iowa 28 1862 1 Iowa
Griffin v. Johnson 37 Mich. 87 1877 1 Michigan
State ex rel. Read v. Weatherby 45 Mo. 17 1869 1 Missouri
Graham v. Hawkins 38 Tex. 628 1873 1 Texas
Adams v. Thomas 44 Ark. 267 1884 1 Arkansas