Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Melins v. Horne 29 Ga. 536 1859 1 Georgia
Barnard v. State 119 Ga. 436 1904 1 Georgia
Smith v. Rankin 45 Kan. 176 1891 1 Kansas
Spear v. Rood 51 Mich. 140 1883 1 Michigan
State ex rel. Anderson v. Soldiers Bonus Board 162 Minn. 251 1925 1 Minnesota
Doty v. Willson 47 N.Y. 580 1872 1 New York
Taylor v. Leith 26 Ohio St. 428 1875 1 Ohio
Seale v. Baker 70 Tex. 283 1888 1 Texas
Knowles v. Lord 4 Whart. 500 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Chamberlin v. Fuller 59 Vt. 247 1886 1 Vermont
Dickeschied v. Exchange Bank 28 W. Va. 340 1886 1 West Virginia
Seabright v. Seabright 28 W. Va. 412 1886 1 West Virginia
Brown Bros. v. Point Pleasant 36 W. Va. 290 1892 1 West Virginia
Waring v. Turton 44 Md. 535 1876 1 Maryland
First National Bank v. Eccleston 48 Md. 145 1878 1 Maryland
Pfeaff v. Jones 50 Md. 263 1879 1 Maryland
Rust v. Lynch 54 Md. 636 1880 1 Maryland
Downes v. Friel 57 Md. 531 1882 1 Maryland
Benson v. Yellott 76 Md. 159 1892 1 Maryland
Banville v. Sullivan 11 App. D.C. 23 1897 1 District of Columbia