Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Dryden v. Swinburn 15 W. Va. 234 1879 1 West Virginia
Adams v. Gilliam 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 161 1855 1 Virginia
Sharp v. Whiteside 19 F. 156 1883 1 United States
Moseley v. Knott 212 N.C. 651 1937 1 North Carolina
Clingan v. Mitcheltree 31 Pa. 25 1857 1 Pennsylvania
Runkle v. Gates 11 Ind. 95 1858 1 Indiana
Kent v. Mahaffey 10 Ohio St. 204 1859 1 Ohio
Guthrie v. Price 23 Ark. 396 1861 1 Arkansas
Timberlake v. State 246 Ga. 488 1980 1 Georgia
Barnes v. Mance 246 Ga. 314 1980 1 Georgia
State v. Roberts 247 Ga. 456 1981 1 Georgia
Jepson v. Patrick 39 Ga. 569 1869 1 Georgia
Small v. Small 56 Kan. 1 1895 1 Kansas
People v. Stein 35 N.Y. Crim. 117 1916 1 New York
Commonwealth v. Nelson 377 Pa. 58 1954 1 Pennsylvania
Klein v. New Castle County 370 F. Supp. 85 1974 1 United States
White v. Holderby 192 F.2d 722 1951 1 United States
Lovell v. Cragin 136 U.S. 130 1890 1 United States
Weinstein v. Sea View, Inc. 188 F.2d 116 1951 1 United States
Roberts ex rel. Inmates of California State Prison for Men v. State of California Department of Corrections 183 F.2d 580 1950 1 United States