Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Hartzfeld v. Bloom 127 Pa. Super. 323 1937 1 Pennsylvania
Frederick Iron & Steel Co. v. Page 165 Md. 212 1933 1 Maryland
Kelly v. Kelly 158 Iowa 56 1912 1 Iowa
Guenthoer’s Estate 235 Pa. 67 1912 1 Pennsylvania
Welter v. Jacobson 7 N.D. 32 1897 1 North Dakota
Lemacks v. Glover 18 S.C. Eq. 141 1845 1 South Carolina
Brewer v. Opie 5 Va. 212 1798 1 Virginia
Born v. Shaw 29 Pa. 288 1857 1 Pennsylvania
Porter Ads. United States 19 F. Cas. 1073 1877 1 United States
Benson v. Benson 204 Md. 601 1954 1 Maryland
Ex parte Foister 203 Mo. 687 1907 1 Missouri
Masterson v. St. Louis Transit Co. 204 Mo. 507 1907 1 Missouri
People v. Petmecky 99 N.Y. 415 1885 1 New York
Brass & Copper Co. v. Conner 103 N.Y. 502 1886 1 New York
Gifford v. Corrigan 105 N.Y. 223 1887 1 New York
Silvey v. Lindsay 107 N.Y. 55 1887 1 New York
Imbrie v. Hartrampf 100 Or. 589 1921 1 Oregon
Davis v. Mitchell 65 Tex. 623 1886 1 Texas
Messner v. Giddings 65 Tex. 301 1886 1 Texas
McMaster v. McMaster's Ex'ors 51 Va. 275 1853 1 Virginia