Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Ireland 9 Idaho 686 1904 1 Idaho
Bensel v. Hall 177 Minn. 178 1929 1 Minnesota
First National Bank v. Fry 216 Mo. 24 1909 1 Missouri
Dennis v. State 96 Miss. 96 1909 1 Mississippi
Medlin v. Medlin 175 N.C. 529 1918 1 North Carolina
Hoellinger v. Hoellinger 38 N.D. 636 1918 1 North Dakota
Ruge v. Ruge 97 Wash. 51 1917 1 Washington
Jenkins v. Greenbaum 95 Ill. 11 1880 1 Illinois
Laws v. Fleming 177 F. 450 1910 1 United States
Holmes v. Rogers 13 Cal. 191 1859 1 California
Smith v. McLain 11 W. Va. 654 1877 1 West Virginia
Fore v. Foster 86 Va. 104 1889 1 Virginia
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Davenport Bank & Trust Co. 221 Iowa 367 1936 1 Iowa
Kelley v. Thompson 87 W. Va. 694 1921 1 West Virginia
Janney v. Barnes 38 Va. 100 1840 1 Virginia
Bryan v. Hyre 40 Va. 94 1842 1 Virginia
Enders v. Board of Public Works 42 Va. 364 1845 1 Virginia
Hutchison v. Rust 43 Va. 394 1846 1 Virginia
Jones v. Neale 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 399 1856 1 Virginia
Wickham & Goshorn v. Lewis Martin & Co. 54 Va. 427 1856 1 Virginia