Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
County of Mahaska v. Ingalls 16 Iowa 81 1864 1 Iowa
Sumner v. Cook 12 Kan. 166 1873 1 Kansas
Simmerman v. Songer 70 Va. 9 1877 1 Virginia
Anderson v. Cranmer 11 W. Va. 562 1877 1 West Virginia
In re Will of Ames 51 Iowa 596 1879 1 Iowa
Whitelaw's Adm'r v. Whitelaw's Adm'r 96 Va. 712 1899 1 Virginia
Shacklett v. Roller 97 Va. 639 1899 1 Virginia
Life Insurance v. Hairston 108 Va. 832 1908 1 Virginia
Heymann v. Powers 145 So. 44 1932 1 Louisiana
Bryson v. State 27 Ga. App. 230 1921 1 Georgia
Arguello v. Edinger 10 Cal. 150 1858 1 California
Hopkins v. Wampler 108 Va. 705 1908 1 Virginia
Howard v. Howard 112 Va. 566 1911 1 Virginia
Burwell v. Cawood 43 U.S. 560 1844 1 United States
Ex parte Bradley 48 Ind. 548 1874 1 Indiana
Heth's Executor v. Wooldridge's Executor 27 Va. 605 1828 1 Virginia
Meze v. Mayse 27 Va. 658 1828 1 Virginia
Payne v. Graves 32 Va. 561 1834 1 Virginia
Johnston v. Glancy 4 Blackf. 94 1835 1 Indiana
Cravens v. Gillilan 63 Mo. 28 1876 1 Missouri