Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Johnson v. United States 2 Ct. Cl. 167 1866 1 United States
Sturner v. Weitemeyer 126 Wis. 660 1906 1 Wisconsin
Berry v. Powell 101 Tex. 55 1907 1 Texas
Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co. v. Hodgkin 48 R.I. 459 1927 1 Rhode Island
Town of Pownal v. Myers 16 Vt. 408 1844 1 Vermont
Piper v. Gray 2 La. App. 313 1925 1 Louisiana
Frey v. Turner 18 La. App. 219 1931 1 Louisiana
Commonwealth ex rel. Smith v. Butler 19 Pa. Super. 626 1902 1 Pennsylvania
Thomas v. Thomas 124 Pa. 646 1889 1 Pennsylvania
Van Camp Packing Co. v. Hartman 126 Ind. 177 1890 1 Indiana
Union Stock Yards Co. v. Westcott 47 Neb. 300 1896 1 Nebraska
Francis v. Francis 180 Pa. 644 1897 1 Pennsylvania
President of Georgetown College v. Browne 34 Md. 450 1871 1 Maryland
Blain v. Everitt 36 Md. 73 1872 1 Maryland
Maxwell v. State ex rel. Baldwin 40 Md. 273 1874 1 Maryland
Maryland Coal Co. v. Cumberland & Pennsylvania Railroad 41 Md. 343 1875 1 Maryland
Brown v. Thompkins 49 Md. 423 1878 1 Maryland
Gaines v. Kennedy 53 Miss. 103 1876 1 Mississippi
Barkwell v. Swan 69 Miss. 907 1892 1 Mississippi
Hiserodt v. Hamlett 74 Miss. 37 1896 1 Mississippi