Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Smith v. Henkel 81 Va. 524 1886 1 Virginia
In re State ex rel. Sylvester 267 So. 2d 585 1972 1 Louisiana
Gibler v. Trimble 14 Ohio 323 1846 1 Ohio
Stewart v. Anderson 10 Ala. 504 1846 1 Alabama
Duval's Heirs v. P. & M. Bank 10 Ala. 636 1846 1 Alabama
Lewis v. Hall 7 N.J. Eq. 107 1848 1 New Jersey
Lessee of Jennings v. Wood 20 Ohio 261 1851 1 Ohio
Massie v. Greenhow's Adm'r 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 255 1856 1 Virginia
Zoeller v. Schmitz 172 Ill. App. 167 1912 1 Illinois
Roth v. Roth 104 Ill. 35 1882 1 Illinois
Hortman-Salmen Co. v. White 168 La. 1057 1929 1 Louisiana
Succession of Quintero 209 La. 279 1945 1 Louisiana
Eayrs v. Nason 54 Neb. 143 1898 1 Nebraska
Young v. State 74 Neb. 346 1905 1 Nebraska
Liebscher v. State 69 Neb. 395 1903 1 Nebraska
Stang v. Hertz Corp. 81 N.M. 69 1969 1 New Mexico
Butz v. Richland Tp. 28 S.D. 442 1912 1 South Dakota
In re Jessie’s Heirs 259 F. 694 1919 1 United States
Carlisle v. United States 517 U.S. 416 1996 1 United States
McCourt v. Myers 8 Wis. 236 1859 1 Wisconsin