Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Hennequin v. Clews 111 U.S. 676 1884 1 United States
Commonwealth v. Drake 81 Va. 305 1886 1 Virginia
Forbes v. Thomas 22 Neb. 541 1887 1 Nebraska
Cook v. Dorsey 38 W. Va. 196 1893 1 West Virginia
Brown v. Brown 72 W. Va. 648 1913 1 West Virginia
Patton v. Merchants' Bank of Charleston 12 W. Va. 587 1878 1 West Virginia
Williams v. Urmston 35 Ohio St. 296 1880 1 Ohio
Trittipo v. Edwards 35 Ind. 467 1871 1 Indiana
Hughes & Co. v. Hamilton 19 W. Va. 366 1882 1 West Virginia
Jones v. Degge 84 Va. 685 1888 1 Virginia
Lee v. Law 1 Va. Dec. 808 1894 1 Virginia
Hawley v. Twyman 70 Va. 728 1878 1 Virginia
Burging v. McDowell 71 Va. 236 1878 1 Virginia
Freeman v. Eacho 79 Va. 43 1884 1 Virginia
Green v. Claiborne 83 Va. 386 1887 1 Virginia
Taylor v. Cussen 90 Va. 40 1893 1 Virginia
Pilson v. Bushong 70 Va. 229 1877 1 Virginia
Pettyjohn's Ex'or v. Woodroof's Ex'or 77 Va. 507 1883 1 Virginia
Ward v. Johnson 20 Va. 6 1817 1 Virginia
Hill v. Bull 21 Va. 149 1820 1 Virginia