Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Tracy v. Murray 44 Mich. 109 1880 1 Michigan
Davis v. Carroll 11 La. Ann. 705 1856 1 Louisiana
Bell v. Briggs 63 N.H. 592 1885 1 New Hampshire
Griggs v. Veghte 47 N.J. Eq. 179 1890 1 New Jersey
In re Boardman's Will 1 Pow. Surr. 77 1891 1 New York
In re the Will of Boardman 46 N.Y. St. Rep. 444 1891 1 New York
Von Holt v. Williamson 23 Haw. 245 1916 1 Hawaii
M'Knight v. Read 1 Whart. 213 1836 1 Pennsylvania
Watson v. Walker 23 N.H. 471 1851 1 New Hampshire
Pickard v. Bailey 26 N.H. 152 1852 1 New Hampshire
Stanglein v. State 17 Ohio St. 453 1867 1 Ohio
McCullum v. McKenzie 26 Iowa 510 1868 1 Iowa
Barrows v. Joseph F. Downs & Co. 9 R.I. 446 1870 1 Rhode Island
In re the Will of Tuller 79 Ill. 99 1875 1 Illinois
Ordish v. McDermott 2 Redf. 460 1877 1 New York
Supreme Council of the Catholic Mutual Benefit Ass'n v. Firnane 50 Mich. 82 1883 1 Michigan
Chicago, B. & Q. R. Co. v. Washerman 22 F. 872 1885 1 United States
Newman v. Waterman 63 Wis. 612 1885 1 Wisconsin
Goodsell's Appeal from Probate 55 Conn. 171 1887 1 Connecticut
In re Atwood's Estate 14 Utah 1 1896 1 Utah