Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Thompson v. State 220 Miss. 200 1954 1 Mississippi
Hedrick v. Walker 17 W. Va. 916 1881 1 West Virginia
Webb v. Ritter 60 W. Va. 193 1906 1 West Virginia
Jackson-Hinds Bank v. Davis 244 So. 2d 633 1971 1 Louisiana
In re the Estate of Young 15 Mills Surr. 332 1915 1 New York
In re Construe the Last Will & Testament of Fowles 16 Mills Surr. 425 1916 1 New York
United States v. Holmes 406 F.3d 337 2005 1 United States
Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Mackey 351 U.S. 427 1956 1 United States
Smith v. Ward 66 W. Va. 190 1909 1 West Virginia
Westerman v. Dinsmore 68 W. Va. 594 1911 1 West Virginia
Rollyson v. Bourn 85 W. Va. 15 1919 1 West Virginia
Henry v. Dudley 91 W. Va. 696 1922 1 West Virginia
Milligan v. Khodra 46 V.I. 305 2004 1 Virgin Islands
Balls v. Gillespie 26 Va. 273 1827 1 Virginia
Morrison v. Speer 51 Va. 228 1853 1 Virginia
Lewis v. Spencer 7 W. Va. 689 1874 1 West Virginia
Miller v. Longacre 26 Ohio St. 291 1875 1 Ohio
State v. Weiner 61 Conn. App. 738 2001 1 Connecticut
Whitus v. State 222 Ga. 103 1966 1 Georgia
Brosnan v. Sweetser 127 Ind. 1 1891 1 Indiana