Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Allen v. South Penn Coal Co. 58 W. Va. 197 1905 1 West Virginia
Coffin v. Heath 47 Mass. 76 1843 1 Massachusetts
Sterne v. State 20 Ala. 43 1852 1 Alabama
People v. Welch 26 N.Y.S. 694 1893 1 New York
In re Bell's Estate 34 N.Y.S. 191 1895 1 New York
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway Co. v. Simmons 123 U.S. 52 1887 1 United States
Gumbel v. Pitkin 124 U.S. 131 1888 1 United States
Maynard v. Hill 125 U.S. 190 1888 1 United States
Denny v. Bennett 128 U.S. 489 1888 1 United States
In re Liphart 227 F. 135 1915 1 United States
Bryan v. Virginia 135 U.S. 685 1889 1 United States
In re Neagle 135 U.S. 1 1890 1 United States
Leisy v. Hardin 135 U.S. 100 1890 1 United States
Snouffer's Adm'r v. Hansbrough 79 Va. 166 1884 1 Virginia
Stephenson v. Salisbury 53 W. Va. 366 1903 1 West Virginia
Wyatt v. Sadler's Heirs 15 Va. 537 1810 1 Virginia
Skinner v. Quin 43 N.Y. 99 1870 1 New York
Muller v. Struppman 6 Abb. N. Cas. 343 1878 1 New York
Dilzell Engineering & Construction Co. v. Lehmann 120 La. 273 1907 1 Louisiana
Magers v. Edward 13 W. Va. 822 1878 1 West Virginia