Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Smith v. Proctor 139 N.C. 314 1905 1 North Carolina
Lanius v. Fletcher 100 Tex. 550 1907 1 Texas
Washington Home for Incurables v. American Security & Trust Co. 38 App. D.C. 421 1912 1 District of Columbia
Jacobs v. Hill 29 Va. 393 1830 1 Virginia
Niles v. Gray 12 Ohio St. 320 1861 1 Ohio
Bergland v. Owen 48 App. D.C. 26 1918 1 District of Columbia
Peter v. Peter 136 Md. 157 1920 1 Maryland
Dickey v. Walrond 200 Cal. 335 1927 1 California
Brooks v. Sprague 157 Md. 160 1929 1 Maryland
State Road Department v. Crill 99 Fla. 1012 1930 1 Florida
Moss v. Annapolis Savings Institution 177 Md. 135 1939 1 Maryland
Simmons v. Rosemond 223 F. Supp. 61 1963 1 United States
Sample v. Motter 5 Md. 368 1853 1 Maryland
Sparks' Appeal in the Insolvent Estate of Tonge 18 Md. 417 1862 1 Maryland
Williams v. Banks 5 Md. 198 1853 1 Maryland
Felty v. Young 18 Md. 163 1862 1 Maryland
Leonard v. Hughlett 41 Md. 380 1875 1 Maryland
Wright v. Gilbert 51 Md. 146 1879 1 Maryland
Doggett v. Dill 108 Ill. 560 1884 1 Illinois
Gulf & Ship Island Railroad v. Adams 85 Miss. 772 1904 1 Mississippi