Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Carlisle v. United States 517 U.S. 416 1996 1 United States
McCourt v. Myers 8 Wis. 236 1859 1 Wisconsin
King v. Bill 28 Conn. 593 1859 1 Connecticut
Tripe v. Marcy 39 N.H. 439 1859 1 New Hampshire
Miller v. State 38 Ala. 600 1863 1 Alabama
Norton v. Birge 35 Conn. 250 1868 1 Connecticut
Kraker v. Shields 61 Va. 377 1871 1 Virginia
Pitzer v. Burns 7 W. Va. 63 1873 1 West Virginia
Herrington v. McCollum 73 Ill. 476 1874 1 Illinois
Birnie v. Main 29 Ark. 591 1874 1 Arkansas
Harmon v. Byram's Adm'r 11 W. Va. 511 1877 1 West Virginia
Paxton v. Rucker 15 W. Va. 547 1879 1 West Virginia
Easley v. Barksdale 75 Va. 274 1881 1 Virginia
Carr v. Lewis Coal Co. 15 Mo. App. 551 1884 1 Missouri
Hanchett v. Ives 133 Ill. 332 1890 1 Illinois
McElroy v. Hiner 133 Ill. 156 1890 1 Illinois
Purdy v. Hall 134 Ill. 298 1890 1 Illinois
Carlton v. People 150 Ill. 181 1894 1 Illinois
Shea v. Murphy 164 Ill. 614 1897 1 Illinois
Succession of Anderson 231 La. 195 1956 1 Louisiana