Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Coston v. Coston 25 Md. 500 1866 0 Maryland
Smith v. Townshend 27 Md. 368 1867 0 Maryland
Goldsborough v. Cradie 28 Md. 477 1868 0 Maryland
Jenkins v. Hay 28 Md. 547 1868 0 Maryland
Branch Bank at Mobile v. Taylor 10 Ala. 67 1846 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Knight v. Knight 56 N.C. 167 1857 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Griffith v. Plummer 32 Md. 74 1870 0 Maryland
Chelton v. State 45 Md. 564 1877 0 Maryland
Orrick v. Boehm 49 Md. 72 1878 0 Maryland
O'Brien v. Hardy 3 H. & J. 434 1813 0 Maryland
Bruce's Adm'rs v. Smith 3 H. & J. 499 1814 0 Maryland
Duvall v. Medtart 4 H. & J. 14 1815 0 Maryland
Shields's Lessee v. Miller 4 H. & J. 1 1815 0 Maryland
Twigg v. Ryland 62 Md. 380 1884 0 Maryland
Wilson v. Farquharson 5 Md. 134 1853 0 Maryland
Fishwick's Adm'r. v. Sewell 4 H. & J. 393 1818 0 Maryland
Benson v. Anderson 4 H. & J. 315 1818 0 Maryland
Johnson v. Negro Lish 4 H. & J. 441 1819 0 Maryland
Wicks v. Chew 4 H. & J. 543 1819 0 Maryland
Garrison v. Eborn 56 N.C. 228 1857 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina