Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Benson v. Adams 285 S.W. 818 1926 1 Texas
Morrison v. Harmon 112 W. Va. 280 1932 1 West Virginia
Harnsberger v. Nicholas 176 Va. 255 1940 1 Virginia
Garner v. Lansford 20 Miss. 558 1849 1 Mississippi
Dockum v. Robinson 26 N.H. 372 1853 1 New Hampshire
In re the Probate of the Will of Hebden 20 N.J. Eq. 473 1869 1 New Jersey
Pipher v. Fordyce 88 Ind. 436 1882 1 Indiana
State v. Johnson 118 Mo. 491 1893 1 Missouri
Latshaw v. McNees 50 Mo. 381 1872 1 Missouri
Born v. Shaw 29 Pa. 288 1857 1 Pennsylvania
Guenthoer’s Estate 235 Pa. 67 1912 1 Pennsylvania
Johnston’s Estate 33 Pa. 511 1859 1 Pennsylvania
Hartzfeld v. Bloom 127 Pa. Super. 323 1937 1 Pennsylvania
Hunt v. Pennsylvania Railroad 51 Pa. 475 1866 1 Pennsylvania
Inter-Island Steam Nav. Co. v. Territory of Hawaii 96 F.2d 412 1938 1 United States
Owens' Appeal in re Pritchard's Will 37 Wis. 68 1875 1 Wisconsin
Mulligan v. Leonard 46 Iowa 692 1877 1 Iowa
Smith v. Salter 115 Ga. 286 1902 1 Georgia
Harnischfeger Sale Corp. v. Sternberg Co. 179 La. 317 1934 1 Louisiana
Harnischfeger Sale Corp. v. Sternberg Co. 154 So. 10 1934 1 Louisiana