Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Coatney v. Hopkins 14 W. Va. 338 1878 1 West Virginia
Brent v. Dold 21 Va. 211 1820 1 Virginia
Wise v. Lamb 50 Va. 294 1852 1 Virginia
Clark v. Clark 123 Kan. 646 1927 1 Kansas
Farrar v. Michoud 22 La. Ann. 358 1870 1 Louisiana
Abington v. Travis 15 Mo. 240 1851 1 Missouri
Williams & Blackwell v. Sloan 75 Va. 137 1881 1 Virginia
Building v. Hardie 75 Cal. 332 1888 1 California
Davis v. Hamilton 53 Ill. App. 94 1893 1 Illinois
Lealos v. Union National Bank 9 N.D. 60 1899 1 North Dakota
Morris v. Westerman 79 W. Va. 502 1917 1 West Virginia
Roberts v. Ward 85 W. Va. 474 1920 1 West Virginia
Maupin v. Whiting 5 Va. 224 1798 1 Virginia
Robinson v. Cathcart 20 F. Cas. 985 1825 1 United States
Miller v. Argyle's Ex'or 32 Va. 460 1834 1 Virginia
Moore's Adm'rs v. Randolph 33 Va. 175 1835 1 Virginia
Chappell v. Robertson 41 Va. 590 1843 1 Virginia
Donohue v. McNichol 61 Pa. 73 1869 1 Pennsylvania
Burke v. Bishop 27 La. 465 1875 1 Louisiana
Perkins' Trustee v. Dickinson & Co. 44 Va. 335 1846 1 Virginia