Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Burroughs v. Jenkins 62 N.C. 33 1866 0 North Carolina
State v. Brown 60 N.C. 54 1864 0 North Carolina
State ex rel. Thomas v. Mosely 47 Tenn. 576 1870 0 Tennessee
Davis v. Rhodes 39 Miss. 152 1860 0 Mississippi
Gill v. Strozier 32 Ga. 688 1861 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Denson v. Denson 33 Miss. 560 1857 0 Mississippi
Chapman v. Chapman 32 Ala. 106 1858 0 Alabama
Carter's Executors v. Rutland 2 N.C. 112 1794 0 North Carolina
Lewis's Adm'rs v. Farrish & Stamp's Administrators 2 Miss. 547 1837 0 Mississippi
Wood v. Ford 29 Miss. 57 1855 0 Mississippi
Bishop v. Jones & Petty 28 Tex. 294 1866 0 Texas
Chilton v. Cox 15 Miss. 791 1846 0 Mississippi
Johnson v. Johnson 53 Tenn. 240 1871 0 Tennessee
Curll v. Compton 22 Miss. 56 1850 0 Mississippi
Lester's Case 23 Tenn. 383 1843 0 Tennessee
Louisiana v. Estate of Baillio 15 La. Ann. 555 1860 0 Louisiana
West v. Hall 64 N.C. 43 1870 0 North Carolina
Hayley v. Hayley 62 N.C. 180 1867 0 North Carolina
Walker v. Stringfellow 30 Tex. 570 1868 0 Texas
Watkins v. Barnes 1 Sneed 201 1853 0 Tennessee