Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Bennett v. Smead 180 S.W.2d 663 1944 1 Texas
Bridges v. Pleasants 39 N.C. 26 1845 1 North Carolina
Smith v. Ashurst 34 Ala. 208 1859 1 Alabama
In re Estate of Seitz 6 Mo. App. 250 1878 1 Missouri
Bell v. Bell ex rel. Bugg 1 Ga. 637 1846 1 Georgia
Pendleton v. Dalton 92 N.C. 185 1885 1 North Carolina
Batchelor v. Overton 158 N.C. 395 1912 1 North Carolina
Hargrove v. De Lisle 32 Tex. 170 1869 1 Texas
Dunn v. Nichols 63 N.C. 107 1869 1 North Carolina
Allen v. Plummer 63 N.C. 307 1869 1 North Carolina
James v. West 76 N.C. 290 1877 1 North Carolina
Pasour v. Rhyne 82 N.C. 149 1880 1 North Carolina
McRea v. Ins. Bank of Columbus 16 Ala. 755 1849 1 Alabama
Bacon v. Ventress 32 Miss. 158 1856 1 Mississippi
Sussex County Mutual Insurance v. Woodruff 26 N.J.L. 541 1857 1 New Jersey
Thornton v. Thornton 63 N.C. 211 1869 1 North Carolina
Hoppock v. Moses 43 How. Pr. 201 1872 1 New York
Womble v. Fraps 77 N.C. 198 1877 1 North Carolina
Platner v. Platner 78 N.Y. 90 1879 1 New York
Summerrow v. Baruch 128 N.C. 202 1901 1 North Carolina