Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
E. S. Jaffray & Co. v. Meyer 1 White & W. 790 1881 1 Texas
G. Seligson & Co. v. Staples 1 White & W. 605 1881 1 Texas
United States v. Grimes 641 F.2d 96 1981 1 United States
Shreeder v. Davis 43 Wash. 129 1906 1 Washington
Pence v. Life 104 Va. 518 1905 1 Virginia
Pace v. Pace 271 Ill. 114 1915 1 Illinois
Harmer v. Boggess 137 W. Va. 590 1952 1 West Virginia
In re Wixom 12 Nev. 219 1877 1 Nevada
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Co. v. Hoye 43 Va. 510 1846 1 Virginia
Melson v. Doe on demise of Cooper 31 Va. 408 1833 1 Virginia
Miller's Adm'r v. Cook's Adm'rs 77 Va. 806 1883 1 Virginia
Miller's Adm'r v. Potterfield 86 Va. 876 1890 1 Virginia
Farish v. Wayman 91 Va. 430 1895 1 Virginia
Trustees v. McClannahan 53 Ohio St. 403 1895 1 Ohio
Bing v. Burrus 106 Va. 478 1907 1 Virginia
Herring v. Williams 158 N.C. 1 1911 1 North Carolina
State ex rel. Jameson v. Denny 118 Ind. 382 1889 1 Indiana
Murphy v. State 120 Ind. 115 1889 1 Indiana
Nowlin v. Whipple 120 Ind. 596 1889 1 Indiana
Coles v. Raymond 5 Blackf. 435 1840 1 Indiana