Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Southern Express Co. v. VanMeter 17 Fla. 782 1880 1 Florida
Burd's Executor v. Burd's Administrator 40 Pa. 182 1861 1 Pennsylvania
Rogers v. Rogers 11 R.I. 38 1874 1 Rhode Island
City of Lawrenceburg v. Maryland Casualty Co. 16 Tenn. App. 238 1933 1 Tennessee
Nashville Trust Co. v. Tyne 194 Tenn. 435 1952 1 Tennessee
Varner v. Carson 59 Tex. 303 1883 1 Texas
Smith v. Allis 52 Wis. 337 1881 1 Wisconsin
Massachusetts Mut. Life Ins. v. Hardwick 118 F. Supp. 485 1953 1 United States
Jordan v. Bridges 132 F. 362 1904 1 United States
Irvin v. State 19 Fla. 872 1883 1 Florida
Willingham v. State 21 Fla. 761 1886 1 Florida
Oliver v. State 38 Fla. 46 1896 1 Florida
Smith v. State 40 Fla. 203 1898 1 Florida
Thomas v. State 58 Fla. 122 1909 1 Florida
Ward v. State 124 Fla. 113 1936 1 Florida
Furst & Thomas v. Merritt 190 N.C. 397 1925 1 North Carolina
Ward v. State 123 Fla. 248 1936 1 Florida
First National Bank of Leesburg v. Hector Supply Co. 254 So. 2d 777 1971 1 Florida
Sauls v. Crosby 258 So. 2d 326 1972 1 Florida
Vineberg v. Hardison 108 So. 2d 922 1959 1 Florida