Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Janes v. Adm'rs of Reynolds 2 Tex. 250 1847 1 Texas
Lane v. Kempner 184 S.W. 1090 1916 1 Texas
Scott v. Allen 1 Tex. 508 1846 1 Texas
Cook v. Sparks 47 Tex. 28 1877 1 Texas
Sheriff v. Bartholow 69 Mo. 186 1878 1 Missouri
Schiffer v. Fort 1 Posey 198 1880 1 Texas
Irvin v. Smith 66 Wis. 113 1886 1 Wisconsin
Burch v. Mounts 185 S.W. 889 1916 1 Texas
Thorndale Mercantile Co. v. Continental Gin Co. 241 S.W. 260 1922 1 Texas
Head v. Carlin 240 S.W. 1051 1922 1 Texas
Beaurline v. Sinclair Refining Co. 191 S.W.2d 774 1945 1 Texas
Fant Milling Co. v. May 240 S.W.2d 445 1951 1 Texas
Unicut, Inc. v. Texas Commerce Bank-Chemical 704 S.W.2d 438 1986 1 Texas
United States v. Slade 27 F. Cas. 1125 1820 1 United States
Sumner v. Moore 23 F. Cas. 389 1839 1 United States
Gildart v. Grumbles 22 Tex. 15 1858 1 Texas
Heirs of Simpson v. Trimble 44 Tex. 310 1875 1 Texas
Delespine v. Campbell 45 Tex. 628 1876 1 Texas
Taylor v. Gladwin 40 Mich. 232 1879 1 Michigan
Campbell v. Elliott 52 Tex. 151 1879 1 Texas