Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Withers v. Carter 45 Va. 407 1848 1 Virginia
Burbridge v. Higgins' adm'r 47 Va. 119 1849 1 Virginia
Clements v. Berry 52 U.S. 398 1850 1 United States
Swanson v. Mobley 33 Ga. App. 791 1925 1 Georgia
Lee v. State 37 Ga. App. 128 1927 1 Georgia
Poka v. Holi 44 Haw. 464 1960 1 Hawaii
Vonderweit v. Town of Centerville 15 Ind. 447 1860 1 Indiana
Shaufler v. State 15 Ind. 448 1860 1 Indiana
State v. Gibson 36 Ind. 389 1871 1 Indiana
Nash v. Hall 4 Ind. 444 1853 1 Indiana
Highstone v. Burdette 54 Mich. 329 1884 1 Michigan
Highway Commissioners v. Ely 54 Mich. 173 1884 1 Michigan
People v. Brown 53 Mich. 531 1884 1 Michigan
State v. Manning 168 Mo. 418 1902 1 Missouri
Leonard v. Sparks 63 Mo. App. 585 1890 1 Missouri
Chas. R. Kirk & Co. v. Seeley 63 Mo. App. 262 1895 1 Missouri
Cole v. Fagan 108 Miss. 100 1914 1 Mississippi
Regan v. Coleman 109 Miss. 453 1915 1 Mississippi
State v. Fletcher 15 Ohio Misc. 336 1968 1 Ohio
United States v. Passero 185 F. Supp. 665 1960 1 United States