Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Stickrod v. Commonwealth 86 Ky. 285 1887 1 Kentucky
State ex rel. New York Guaranty & Indemnity Co. v. Jumel 38 La. Ann. 337 1886 1 Louisiana
George v. State 2 Mor. St. Cas. 1404 1872 1 Mississippi
Lemonius & Co. v. D. Mayer & Son 71 Miss. 514 1893 1 Mississippi
Woodruff v. State 77 Miss. 68 1899 1 Mississippi
Donovan v. Kloke 6 Neb. 124 1877 1 Nebraska
State ex rel. Petry v. Leidigh 47 Neb. 126 1896 1 Nebraska
Simpson v. Serviss 2 Ohio Cir. Dec. 246 1888 1 Ohio
Snee v. Trice 3 S.C.L. 178 1802 1 South Carolina
Wilson v. Keels 54 S.C. 545 1899 1 South Carolina
Allen v. Stovall 94 Tex. 618 1901 1 Texas
Bente v. Sullivan 52 Tex. Civ. App. 454 1908 1 Texas
Portis v. Hill 30 Tex. 529 1868 1 Texas
Commonwealth v. Jones 82 Va. 789 1887 1 Virginia
Dangerfield v. Rootes 15 Va. 529 1810 1 Virginia
Mayo v. Purcell 17 Va. 243 1812 1 Virginia
United States v. Murphy 82 F. 893 1897 1 United States
Henley v. Myers 215 U.S. 373 1910 1 United States
Appeal of the Fidelity Insurance, Trust & Safe Deposit Co. 115 Pa. 157 1887 1 Pennsylvania
Dismal Swamp Land Co. v. Macauley's Adm'r 85 Va. 16 1888 1 Virginia