Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Leslie v. Langham's Executors 40 Ala. 524 1867 0 Alabama
Johnson v. Olson 92 Kan. 819 1914 1 Kansas
Nance v. Howard 1 Ill. 242 1828 0 Illinois
Feldesman v. McGovern 44 Cal. App. 2d 566 1941 1 California
Dungan’s Appeal 68 Pa. 204 1871 1 Pennsylvania
Sammons v. Simmons 267 Kan. 155 1999 1 Kansas
Alter’s Appeal 67 Pa. 341 1871 1 Pennsylvania
Reel v. Elder 62 Pa. 308 1869 1 Pennsylvania
Crockett v. Burleson 60 W. Va. 252 1906 1 West Virginia
Hale v. Stone 14 Ala. 803 1848 0 Alabama
Wharton v. Marberry 35 Tenn. 603 1856 0 Tennessee
Ekman v. Vallery 169 So. 521 1936 1 Louisiana
James v. Gibbs 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 277 1855 1 Virginia
Roberts v. Roberts 54 Pa. 265 1867 1 Pennsylvania
In re the Estate of Ladd 9 Misc. 2d 885 1957 1 New York
Pietsch v. Milbrath 123 Wis. 647 1905 1 Wisconsin
De Jarnett v. Harper 45 Mo. App. 415 1891 1 Missouri
State ex rel. Estes v. Springer 45 Mo. App. 252 1891 1 Missouri
Newberger v. Wells 51 W. Va. 624 1902 1 West Virginia
Pace v. Bonner 27 Ala. 307 1855 0 Alabama