Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Shay v. Commonwealth 36 Pa. 305 1860 1 Pennsylvania
State v. Rose 61 N.C. 406 1868 1 North Carolina
State v. Laney 87 N.C. 535 1882 1 North Carolina
State v. Bryant 103 N.C. 436 1889 1 North Carolina
State v. Herndon 107 N.C. 934 1890 1 North Carolina
State v. Stinnett 203 N.C. 829 1933 1 North Carolina
United States v. Schneiderman 102 F. Supp. 52 1951 1 United States
United States v. Spector 102 F. Supp. 75 1951 1 United States
Massey v. Holland 25 N.C. 197 1842 1 North Carolina
Rice v. Carter's Adm'r 33 N.C. 298 1850 1 North Carolina
Van Winkle v. Blackford 28 W. Va. 670 1886 1 West Virginia
Smith v. Arthur 110 N.C. 400 1892 1 North Carolina
Cathron v. State 40 Fla. 468 1898 1 Florida
Hall v. Fisher 126 N.C. 205 1900 1 North Carolina
McManus v. Tarleton 126 N.C. 790 1900 1 North Carolina
Herndon v. Durham & Southern Railroad 161 N.C. 650 1913 1 North Carolina
Dobias v. White 240 N.C. 680 1954 1 North Carolina
Herring v. Volume Merchandise, Inc. 249 N.C. 221 1958 1 North Carolina
Spencer v. Cohoon 18 N.C. 27 1834 1 North Carolina
Werbiskie v. McManus 31 Tex. 116 1868 1 Texas