Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Roberts v. Roberts 54 Pa. 265 1867 1 Pennsylvania
Reel v. Elder 62 Pa. 308 1869 1 Pennsylvania
Alter’s Appeal 67 Pa. 341 1871 1 Pennsylvania
Dungan’s Appeal 68 Pa. 204 1871 1 Pennsylvania
Freeholders of Passaic v. Slater 85 N.J.L. 621 1914 1 New Jersey
Bain v. Lyle 68 Pa. 60 1871 1 Pennsylvania
United States v. Wheeler 545 F.2d 1255 1976 1 United States
Yokohama Specie Bank, Ltd. v. Wang 113 F.2d 329 1940 1 United States
Frank v. Purington 5 Iowa 345 1857 1 Iowa
Morris v. Hoyt 11 Mich. 9 1862 1 Michigan
Gibert v. Peteler 38 Barb. 488 1862 1 New York
Randall v. Pettes 12 Fla. 517 1868 1 Florida
Chester v. Greer 24 Tenn. 26 1844 0 Tennessee
Quinn v. Roath 37 Conn. 16 1870 1 Connecticut
Templet v. Babbitt 5 So. 2d 13 1941 1 Louisiana
State ex rel. New Orleans & C. R., Light & Power Co. v. St. Paul 110 La. 722 1903 1 Louisiana
Davis v. Harwood 70 Tex. 71 1888 1 Texas
Scott v. Perkins 4 W. Va. 591 1871 1 West Virginia
Christian v. Cabell 63 Va. 82 1872 1 Virginia
Howze v. Mallett 57 N.C. 194 1858 1 North Carolina