Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Tyson v. Sanderson 45 Ala. 364 1871 1 Alabama
Tyree v. Rives 57 Ala. 173 1876 1 Alabama
Sherry v. Priest 57 Ala. 410 1876 1 Alabama
Swift v. Plessner 39 Mich. 178 1878 1 Michigan
Douglas v. Hennessy 15 R.I. 272 1886 1 Rhode Island
Maury v. Unruh 220 Ala. 455 1930 1 Alabama
Miller v. Miller 1 Abb. N. Cas. 30 1876 1 New York
Wales' Admr. v. Bowdish's Exr. 61 Vt. 23 1888 1 Vermont
Love v. First Nat. Bank 228 Ala. 258 1934 1 Alabama
Keller v. Keller 284 Ill. App. 198 1936 1 Illinois
State v. McGlynn & Butler 20 Cal. 233 1862 1 California
Evans v. Anderson 15 Ohio St. 324 1864 1 Ohio
Acklen v. Goodman 77 Ala. 521 1884 1 Alabama
Watson v. Turner 89 Ala. 220 1889 1 Alabama
Couchman v. Couchman 104 Ky. 680 1898 1 Kentucky
Moore v. McKevitt 180 Cal. 570 1919 1 California
Caverno v. Webb 239 Ala. 671 1940 1 Alabama
Kelley v. Sutliff 257 Ala. 371 1952 1 Alabama
Ex parte Dozier 262 Ala. 197 1953 1 Alabama
Hawkins v. Sanders 260 Ala. 585 1954 1 Alabama