Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Joyner v. Williams 200 So. 815 1941 1 Louisiana
Levin v. Missouri Pac. R. 2 So. 2d 99 1941 1 Louisiana
Dyer v. State 79 Tenn. 509 1883 1 Tennessee
Lonas v. State 50 Tenn. 287 1871 0 Tennessee
Charles v. State 3 Port. 440 1836 0 Alabama
State v. Marshall 8 Ala. 302 1845 0 Alabama
Goodwyn v. Goodwyn 20 Ga. 600 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Catterlin v. Hardy 10 Ala. 511 1846 0 Alabama
Pyron v. Parker 25 Ga. 17 1858 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Cummins v. Boston & Gunby 25 Ga. 277 1858 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Goss v. Eberhart 29 Ga. 545 1859 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Duncan v. State 26 Tenn. 148 1846 0 Tennessee
Caperton v. Huddleston 26 Tenn. 452 1846 0 Tennessee
South-Western Railroad v. Paulk 24 Ga. 356 1858 0 Georgia
Pennel v. State 122 Tenn. 622 1909 1 Tennessee
Moody v. Moody 29 Ga. 519 1859 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Ex parte Howard 30 Ala. 43 1857 0 Alabama
James v. Kerby 29 Ga. 684 1860 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Wood v. Boynton 64 Wis. 265 1885 1 Wisconsin
Ross v. Hawkins 29 Ga. 261 1859 0 Georgia