Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
State ex rel. McGovern v. Williams 130 Wis. 588 1907 1 Wisconsin
United States v. Helriggle 3 D.C. 179 1827 1 United States
State ex rel. Callahan v. Hess 348 Mo. 388 1941 1 Missouri
Commonwealth ex rel. McGlinn v. Smith 344 Pa. 41 1942 1 Pennsylvania
Jensen v. Sevy 103 Utah 220 1943 1 Utah
Irby Construction Co. v. Shipco, Inc. 548 F. Supp. 1023 1982 1 United States
Commonwealth ex rel. Dugan v. Ashe 347 Pa. 588 1943 1 Pennsylvania
Commonwealth v. Ashe 348 Pa. 409 1944 1 Pennsylvania
In re Jorge 10 Alaska 633 1945 1 United States
Terry v. Life Ins. Co. 23 F. Cas. 856 1871 1 United States
Van Zandt v. Mutual Benefit Life Insurance 55 N.Y. 169 1873 1 New York
Pierce v. Travelers' Life Insurance Co. 34 Wis. 389 1874 1 Wisconsin
Moore v. Connecticut Mut. Life Ins. 17 F. Cas. 672 1874 1 United States
Co-operative Life Ass'n v. Leflore 53 Miss. 1 1876 1 Mississippi
Adkins v. Columbia Life Insurance Co. 70 Mo. 27 1879 1 Missouri
Supreme Commandery of the Knights of the Golden Rule v. Ainsworth 71 Ala. 436 1882 1 Alabama
Smaltz v. Ryan 112 Pa. 423 1886 1 Pennsylvania
Northwestern Benevolent & Mutual Aid Ass'n v. Hall 118 Ill. 169 1886 1 Illinois
Northwestern Benevolent & Mutual Aid Ass'n v. Cain 21 Ill. App. 471 1886 1 Illinois
Claiborne v. Holmes 51 Miss. 146 1875 1 Mississippi