Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Chapman v. Armistead 18 Va. 382 1815 1 Virginia
Myerle v. United States 31 Ct. Cl. 105 1896 1 United States
Smith v. Kernochen 48 U.S. 198 1849 1 United States
Kellam's Ex'or v. Kellam 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 357 1856 1 Virginia
Sutton v. Pollard 96 Ky. 640 1895 1 Kentucky
Cunningham v. Macon & Brunswick Railroad 156 U.S. 400 1895 1 United States
Bates v. Swiger 40 W. Va. 420 1895 1 West Virginia
Sulphur Mines Co. v. Thompson's Heirs 93 Va. 293 1896 1 Virginia
Alexander v. Alexander 156 Mo. 413 1900 1 Missouri
Downing v. Rademacher 133 Cal. 220 1901 1 California
Thomas v. King 182 Ga. 463 1936 1 Georgia
Moore v. Partlow 84 Ill. App. 361 1899 1 Illinois
Dunn's Ex'rs v. Shearer 77 Ky. 574 1879 1 Kentucky
Lovejoy v. McDonald 59 Minn. 393 1894 1 Minnesota
Goodell v. Sanford 31 Mont. 163 1904 1 Montana
Barrett v. Cady 78 N.H. 60 1915 1 New Hampshire
Rochelle v. Pacific Express Co. 56 Tex. Civ. App. 142 1909 1 Texas
Wing v. Spaulding 64 Vt. 83 1891 1 Vermont
Carstens v. Gustin 19 Wash. 403 1898 1 Washington
Renick v. Ludington 20 W. Va. 511 1882 1 West Virginia