Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Bohn v. Headley 7 H. & J. 257 1826 0 Maryland
Watkins v. Harwood 2 G. & J. 307 1830 0 Maryland
Young v. State 7 G. & J. 253 1835 0 Maryland
Little v. Haik 246 La. 121 1964 1 Louisiana
Hall v. Dotson 55 Tex. 520 1881 1 Texas
In re Will of Hall 252 N.C. 70 1960 1 North Carolina
Miller v. McLean 252 N.C. 171 1960 1 North Carolina
State v. Warren 235 N.C. 117 1952 1 North Carolina
State v. Medley 66 W. Va. 216 1909 1 West Virginia
Emmons v. Hawk 62 W. Va. 526 1907 1 West Virginia
Ohio River R. v. Blake 38 W. Va. 718 1894 1 West Virginia
Buckey v. Buckey 38 W. Va. 168 1893 1 West Virginia
Johnson v. Johnson 45 Mo. 595 1870 1 Missouri
Gatling v. Gatling 239 N.C. 215 1954 1 North Carolina
State v. Bailey 254 N.C. 380 1961 1 North Carolina
State v. Tilley 239 N.C. 245 1954 1 North Carolina
In re the Will of Kemp 236 N.C. 680 1953 1 North Carolina
Poindexter v. First National Bank of Winston-Salem 247 N.C. 606 1958 1 North Carolina
Costigan v. Sewall 6 Gill 232 1847 0 Maryland
C. Dorsey's Ex'rs. v. E. Dorsey's Admr. 4 H. & McH. 231 1798 0 Maryland