Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Owen v. Udall 39 Neb. 14 1894 1 Nebraska
Ben v. Scott 1 D.C. 407 1807 0 Freedom Petition United States
Spencer v. Spencer 56 N.C. 404 1857 0 Property interests North Carolina
Deaton v. Munroe 57 N.C. 39 1858 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Weir v. Mead 101 Cal. 125 1894 1 California
Mullen v. Morris 43 Neb. 596 1895 1 Nebraska
Novak v. Pitlick 120 Iowa 286 1903 1 Iowa
Parish Board of Directors v. Hebert 112 La. 467 1904 1 Louisiana
Spence & Goldstein v. Clay 169 La. 1030 1930 1 Louisiana
Succession of Fontano 196 La. 775 1941 1 Louisiana
Succession of Fontano 200 So. 142 1941 1 Louisiana
Sloan v. Rose 101 Wis. 523 1899 1 Wisconsin
State v. Perry 116 La. 231 1906 1 Louisiana
State v. Sullivan 125 La. 560 1910 1 Louisiana
State v. Barnette 138 La. 693 1916 1 Louisiana
McManemin v. Malone 1 La. App. 458 1925 1 Louisiana
Succession of Singer 208 La. 463 1945 1 Louisiana
Succession of Singer 23 So. 2d 184 1945 1 Louisiana
Wachsen v. Commission Council 162 La. 823 1926 1 Louisiana
State v. Carter 168 La. 807 1929 1 Louisiana