Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Barton v. United States 75 F. Supp. 703 1948 1 United States
Jacobs v. State 396 So. 2d 1113 1981 1 Florida
Fontenot v. Succession of Garland 352 So. 2d 251 1977 1 Louisiana
Cromie's heirs v. Louisville Orphans' Home Society 66 Ky. 365 1867 1 Kentucky
Kelly v. Love's Adm'r 61 Va. 124 1870 1 Virginia
Bible Society v. Pendleton 7 W. Va. 79 1873 1 West Virginia
Kimmel v. Wagner 1 Walk. 191 1874 1 Pennsylvania
Miller v. Teachout 24 Ohio St. 525 1874 1 Ohio
Roy's Ex'ors v. Rowzie 66 Va. 599 1874 1 Virginia
Adye v. Smith 44 Conn. 60 1876 1 Connecticut
Moyer v. Lyon 38 Mo. App. 635 1890 1 Missouri
Green v. Evans 38 Mo. App. 517 1889 1 Missouri
Anderson v. Perkins 52 Mo. App. 527 1893 1 Missouri
L. H. Rumsey Manufacturing Co. v. Baker 35 Mo. App. 217 1889 1 Missouri
Rouggley v. Teichmann 10 Mo. App. 257 1881 1 Missouri
LeBourgeoise v. McNamara 10 Mo. App. 116 1881 1 Missouri
Roberts v. Norcross 69 N.H. 533 1898 1 New Hampshire
Attorney-General v. Delaware & Bound Brook Railroad 27 N.J. Eq. 1 1876 1 New Jersey
Dunshee v. Dunshee 251 Ill. 405 1911 1 Illinois
Seamonds v. Hodge 36 W. Va. 304 1892 1 West Virginia