Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Merrill v. Boal 47 R.I. 274 1926 1 Rhode Island
Downs v. Allen 78 Tenn. 652 1882 1 Tennessee
Williams v. Saunders 45 Tenn. 60 1867 1 Tennessee
Kellar v. Baird 52 Tenn. 39 1871 1 Tennessee
Bomar v. Carstairs 124 Tex. 492 1935 1 Texas
Bomar v. Carstairs 79 S.W.2d 841 1935 1 Texas
Synthetic Industries, Inc. v. Whitlock, Inc. 439 F. Supp. 1297 1977 1 United States
Manning v. Manning 1 Johns. Ch. 527 1815 1 New York
Robinett's Appeal 36 Pa. 174 1860 1 Pennsylvania
Hoffman v. Coster 2 Whart. 453 1837 1 Pennsylvania
Wynne v. Walthall 37 Ala. 37 1860 1 Alabama
Kester v. Lyon 40 W. Va. 161 1895 1 West Virginia
Beecher v. Foster 51 W. Va. 605 1902 1 West Virginia
Chichester v. Vass 5 Va. 83 1797 1 Virginia
Armstrong v. Gilchrist 2 Johns. Cas. 424 1800 1 New York
Tilghman v. Tilghman 23 F. Cas. 1243 1832 1 United States
McKenzie v. Cowing 16 F. Cas. 202 1834 1 United States
Western M. & M. Co. v. Virginia Cannel Coal Co. 10 W. Va. 250 1877 1 West Virginia
Callahan v. Hyland 59 Ill. App. 347 1895 1 Illinois
In re the Estate of Turner 52 Mich. 398 1884 1 Michigan