Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
McMasters v. Negley 152 Pa. 303 1893 1 Pennsylvania
Carter v. Couch 157 Ala. 470 1908 1 Alabama
Harris v. Rayner 25 Mass. 541 1829 1 Massachusetts
Farnam v. Brooks 26 Mass. 212 1830 1 Massachusetts
Ranlett v. Moore 21 N.H. 336 1850 1 New Hampshire
Tutt v. Ferguson 13 Kan. 45 1874 1 Kansas
Lockwood v. Holliday 16 W. Va. 651 1880 1 West Virginia
Thompson v. Franklin National Bank 45 App. D.C. 218 1916 1 District of Columbia
Newman v. Dunleavy 51 Mont. 149 1915 1 Montana
Marr v. Marr 39 Tenn. 303 1859 1 Tennessee
Campbell v. Thomas 42 Wis. 437 1877 1 Wisconsin
Ensminger v. Peterson 53 W. Va. 324 1903 1 West Virginia
French v. Edwards 88 U.S. 147 1874 1 United States
Wilkins v. Taylor 9 Va. 150 1804 1 Virginia
Johnson v. Johnson's Widow 15 Va. 549 1810 1 Virginia
Sydnor v. Sydnors 16 Va. 263 1811 1 Virginia
Warners v. Mason 19 Va. 242 1816 1 Virginia
William v. Beck 12 Ohio 390 1843 1 Ohio
Goodell v. Hibbard 32 Mich. 47 1875 1 Michigan
Rosenthal v. Mayhugh 33 Ohio St. 155 1877 1 Ohio