Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Wiswall v. Stewart & Easton 32 Ala. 433 1858 1 Alabama
Lawrence v. Martin 22 Cal. 173 1863 1 California
Kitchen v. St. Louis, Kansas City & Northern Railway Co. 69 Mo. 224 1878 1 Missouri
Chouteau v. Allen 70 Mo. 290 1879 1 Missouri
Temples v. Cain 60 Miss. 478 1882 1 Mississippi
Helm v. Yerger 61 Miss. 44 1883 1 Mississippi
Westbrook v. Munger 62 Miss. 316 1884 1 Mississippi
E. B. Gaston, Son & Co. v. King 63 Miss. 326 1885 1 Mississippi
Thomas v. Evans 105 N.Y. 601 1887 1 New York
Nichols v. Otto 132 Ill. 91 1890 1 Illinois
Meier v. Meier 105 Mo. 411 1891 1 Missouri
Turner v. Littlefield 142 Ill. 630 1892 1 Illinois
Dunton v. Sharpe 70 Miss. 850 1893 1 Mississippi
Axton v. Carter 141 Ind. 672 1895 1 Indiana
Horne v. Higgins 76 Miss. 813 1899 1 Mississippi
Millsaps v. Shotwell 76 Miss. 923 1899 1 Mississippi
Kimball v. Ranney 122 Mich. 160 1899 1 Michigan
Keel v. Jones 102 Miss. 286 1912 1 Mississippi
Spurlock v. Spurlock 161 Ky. 248 1914 1 Kentucky
Gilchrist Fordney Co. v. Ezelle 141 Miss. 124 1925 1 Mississippi