Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Lewis v. State 348 Md. 648 1998 1 Maryland
Williams v. Barnes 28 Ala. 613 1856 1 Alabama
Farmers & Mechanics Bank v. Nelson 12 Md. 35 1858 1 Maryland
Whitridge v. Parkhurst 20 Md. 62 1863 1 Maryland
Canton Co. v. Northern Central Railway Co. 21 Md. 383 1864 1 Maryland
Hall v. Jones 21 Md. 439 1864 1 Maryland
Fardy v. Williams 38 Md. 493 1873 1 Maryland
Guardianship of Taylor 3 Coffey 105 1886 1 California
Allis v. Hall 76 Conn. 322 1904 1 Connecticut
Armor v. Moore 104 Ga. 579 1898 1 Georgia
Chalker v. Thornton 31 Ga. App. 791 1924 1 Georgia
Morse v. Caldwell 55 Ga. App. 804 1937 1 Georgia
In re J.M.P. 528 So. 2d 1002 1988 1 Louisiana
Swan v. Smith 58 Miss. 875 1881 1 Mississippi
Brown v. Lord 7 Or. 302 1879 1 Oregon
Russell v. Switzer 63 Ga. 711 1879 1 Georgia
De Moss v. Robinson 46 Mich. 62 1881 1 Michigan
Wallace v. Rappleye 103 Ill. 229 1882 1 Illinois
Wainwright v. Talcott 60 Conn. 43 1891 1 Connecticut
Taggart v. Tevanny 1 Ind. App. 339 1891 1 Indiana