Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Wickham v. Dillon 29 F. Cas. 1142 1860 1 United States
Sutton v. Hanford 11 Mich. 513 1863 1 Michigan
Brown v. Hume 57 Va. 456 1864 1 Virginia
Gordon v. Cannon 59 Va. 655 1868 1 Virginia
Preston v. Hull 64 Va. 600 1873 1 Virginia
Dorsey v. Smith 7 H. & J. 345 1826 1 Maryland
Miles v. Craig 3 La. Ann. 635 1848 1 Louisiana
Whedbee v. Stewart 40 Md. 414 1874 1 Maryland
Sipe v. Earman 67 Va. 563 1875 1 Virginia
Henderson v. Hunton 67 Va. 926 1875 1 Virginia
Johnson v. Sharp 31 Ohio St. 611 1877 1 Ohio
Clayton v. Johnson 36 Ark. 406 1880 1 Arkansas
Eldridge v. Connecticut General Life Insurance 10 D.C. 301 1881 1 District of Columbia
Williams v. Lord & Robinson 75 Va. 390 1881 1 Virginia
Norris, Caldwell & Co. v. Bean 17 W. Va. 655 1881 1 West Virginia
Lucas v. Clafflin & Co. 76 Va. 269 1882 1 Virginia
Dorr v. School District No. 26 40 Ark. 237 1882 1 Arkansas
Jennings v. Jennings 173 Ga. 428 1931 1 Georgia
Crooks v. Whitford 47 Mich. 283 1882 1 Michigan
Evans v. Rankin 329 Mo. 411 1931 1 Missouri