Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Knapp v. Knapp 149 Md. 217 1925 1 Maryland
Montgomery County Welfare Board v. Donnally 195 Md. 442 1950 1 Maryland
Shapiro v. Marcus 211 Md. 83 1956 1 Maryland
Palmer v. Snell 111 Ill. 161 1884 1 Illinois
Hailey v. Waller 363 F. Supp. 3d 605 2019 1 United States
Raun v. Reynolds 18 Cal. 275 1861 1 California
Kolb v. Swann 68 Md. 516 1888 1 Maryland
Baltimore & Ohio R. R. v. Canton Co. 1 Balt. C. Rep. 1 1888 1 Maryland
Johns Hopkins University v. Middleton 76 Md. 186 1892 1 Maryland
Nakookoo ex rel. Thompson v. Noholoa 19 Haw. 679 1909 1 Hawaii
Bayless v. Mayfield 224 Md. 359 1961 1 Maryland
Godley v. Hinely 165 Ga. 717 1928 1 Georgia
Carpenter v. Cornwell 133 Ga. App. 797 1975 1 Georgia
Comer v. Comer 119 Ill. 170 1886 1 Illinois
Chamberlain v. Williams 62 Ill. App. 423 1896 1 Illinois
Spencer v. Otis 96 Ill. 570 1880 1 Illinois
Otis v. Spencer 102 Ill. 622 1882 1 Illinois
Brook v. Latimer 44 Kan. 431 1890 1 Kansas
Nelson v. Nelson 90 Mo. 460 1886 1 Missouri
Scott v. Scott 95 Mo. 300 1888 1 Missouri