Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Graff v. Castleman 26 Va. 195 1827 1 Virginia
Judge of Benton County Court v. Price 6 Ala. 36 1844 1 Alabama
Brittain v. Richardson 3 Rob. 78 1842 1 Louisiana
Morres v. Compton 12 La. 76 1845 1 Louisiana
Baughn v. Shackleford 48 Miss. 255 1873 1 Mississippi
Smith v. Henning 10 W. Va. 596 1877 1 West Virginia
Lingle v. Cook's Adm'rs 73 Va. 262 1879 1 Virginia
Stone v. Union Savings Bank 13 R.I. 25 1880 1 Rhode Island
Brockenbrough v. Turner 78 Va. 438 1884 1 Virginia
Atkinson v. Beckett 34 W. Va. 584 1890 1 West Virginia
Pryor v. Adams 5 Va. 382 1798 1 Virginia
Kennedy's Heirs v. Kennedy's Heirs 2 Ala. 624 1841 1 Alabama
Magill v. Manson 61 Va. 527 1871 1 Virginia
Jarrett v. Jarrett 11 W. Va. 584 1877 1 West Virginia
Welfley v. Shenandoah I., L., M. & M. Co. 83 Va. 768 1887 1 Virginia
Edichal Bullion Co. v. Columbia Gold Mining Co. 87 Va. 641 1891 1 Virginia
Smith v. Lowther 35 W. Va. 300 1891 1 West Virginia
Whitecraft v. Vanderver 12 Ill. 235 1850 1 Illinois
Cassell v. Williams 12 Ill. 387 1851 1 Illinois
Blair v. Parker 4 Ill. App. 409 1879 1 Illinois