Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Tynan v. Walker 35 Cal. 634 1868 1 California
Sherman v. Western Stage Co. 24 Iowa 515 1868 1 Iowa
McConnell v. McConnell 94 Ill. 295 1880 1 Illinois
Blanchard v. Maynard 103 Ill. 60 1882 1 Illinois
Wren v. Hynes' administrator 59 Ky. 129 1859 1 Kentucky
Power v. Jenkins 13 Md. 443 1859 1 Maryland
Eberts v. Eberts 42 Mich. 404 1880 1 Michigan
Rood v. Hovey 50 Mich. 395 1883 1 Michigan
Slack v. Bird 23 N.J. Eq. 238 1872 1 New Jersey
Flagler v. Blunt 32 N.J. Eq. 518 1880 1 New Jersey
Faran v. Robinson 17 Ohio St. 243 1867 1 Ohio
Passmore's Administrator's Appeal 23 Pa. 381 1854 1 Pennsylvania
Martin v. Kirby 52 Va. 67 1854 1 Virginia
Toler's Adm'r v. Toler 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 71 1856 1 Virginia
Craddock's Lessee v. Stalcup 1 Tenn. 351 1808 1 Tennessee
Brent v. Washington's Adm'r 59 Va. 526 1868 1 Virginia
Cosgray v. Core 2 W. Va. 353 1867 1 West Virginia
Houser v. Ruffner 18 W. Va. 244 1881 1 West Virginia
Hilleary v. Lessee 26 Md. 274 1867 1 Maryland
Ohio Life Ins. & Trust Co. v. Winn & Ross 4 Md. Ch. 253 1849 1 Maryland