Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Rush v. McPherson 176 N.C. 562 1918 1 North Carolina
Morningstar v. State 55 Ala. 148 1876 1 Alabama
Matter of the Estate of E. D. Traylor 75 Cal. 189 1888 1 California
In re the Final Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of Reynolds 124 N.Y. 388 1891 1 New York
Preston v. Brant 96 Mo. 552 1888 1 Missouri
Smelser v. State 31 Tex. 95 1868 0 Texas
Hill v. Fairfax 38 Tex. 220 1873 0 Texas
James P. v. Newcomb 38 Tex. 561 1873 0 Texas
Hedgepeth v. Robertson 18 Tex. 858 1857 0 New York
Timmins v. Lacy 30 Tex. 115 1867 1 Texas
McLeod v. Board 30 Tex. 238 1867 1 Texas
Ellington v. Ellington 29 Tex. 2 1867 1 Texas
Swinney, Green & Co. v. Booth 28 Tex. 113 1866 1 Texas
Scoby v. Sweatt 28 Tex. 713 1866 1 Texas
Presley v. State 30 Tex. 160 1867 0 Texas
Rogers v. Crain 30 Tex. 284 1867 0 Texas
Tippett v. Mize 30 Tex. 361 1867 0 Texas
Reavis v. Blackshear 30 Tex. 753 1868 0 Texas
Trammell v. McDade 29 Tex. 360 1867 0 Texas
Blankenship v. Berry 28 Tex. 448 1866 0 Texas