Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
McCullough v. Virginia 172 U.S. 102 1898 1 United States
United States v. Grau 341 F. Supp. 343 1972 1 United States
Norton v. Walton 288 F. 359 1923 1 United States
Carroll v. Sheehan 12 R.I. 218 1878 1 Rhode Island
Orr v. Wiley 19 W. Va. 150 1881 1 West Virginia
Preston v. Auditor of Public Accounts 5 Va. 471 1798 1 Virginia
Kerr & Bell v. Whiteside 1 Ill. 390 1831 1 Illinois
Succession of Simms 175 So. 2d 113 1965 1 Louisiana
Succession of King 201 So. 2d 335 1967 1 Louisiana
Steele v. Boyd 33 Va. 547 1835 1 Virginia
White v. Toncray 36 Va. 128 1838 1 Virginia
Poling v. Johnson 41 Va. 255 1843 1 Virginia
Wallop's adm'r v. Scarburgh 46 Va. 1 1848 1 Virginia
West v. His Creditors 3 La. Ann. 529 1848 1 Louisiana
West v. Smith 49 U.S. 402 1850 1 United States
Muire v. Falconer 51 Va. 12 1853 1 Virginia
Hallowell v. Page 24 Mo. 590 1857 1 Missouri
Logan v. Hillegass 16 Cal. 200 1860 1 California
Davis v. Commonwealth 57 Va. 134 1861 1 Virginia
State v. Daley 54 Or. 514 1909 1 Oregon