Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
United States v. Philip Morris USA, Inc. 449 F. Supp. 2d 1 2006 1 United States
Havens v. Potts 86 N.C. 31 1882 1 North Carolina
Downer v. Holgate 11 Wyo. 261 1903 1 Wyoming
Western v. Pollard 55 Ky. 315 1855 0 Kentucky
State ex rel. Porterie v. Walmsley 162 So. 826 1935 1 Louisiana
W. T. Raleigh Co. v. Barnes 143 Miss. 597 1926 1 Mississippi
Fleming v. Yost 137 Ind. 95 1894 1 Indiana
Rucker v. Harrison 20 Va. 181 1818 1 Virginia
Whitacre Partnership v. BioSignia, Inc. 153 N.C. App. 608 2002 1 North Carolina
Taylor v. Taylor 174 N.C. 537 1917 1 North Carolina
Lark v. Linstead 2 Md. 420 1852 0 Maryland
Alexander v. Worthington 5 Md. 471 1853 0 Maryland
Melvin v. Melvin 6 Md. 541 1854 0 Maryland
Ekman v. Vallery 185 La. 488 1936 1 Louisiana
Sherrard v. Carlisle 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 12 1855 1 Virginia
Townshend v. Townshend 6 Md. 295 1854 0 Maryland
Coreil v. Vidrine 188 La. 343 1937 1 Louisiana
Norred v. City of Shreveport 90 So. 2d 571 1956 1 Louisiana
King v. Davis 137 F. 198 1903 1 United States
Nugent v. Urania Lbr. Co. 16 La. App. 73 1931 1 Louisiana