Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Riley v. Watson 18 Ind. 291 1862 0 Indiana
Williams v. Buster 5 W. Va. 342 1872 0 West Virginia
Chesapeake & Ohio R. R. v. Bradford 6 W. Va. 220 1873 0 West Virginia
Beacroft v. Strawn 67 Ill. 28 1873 0 Illinois
Graham v. Graham 4 W. Va. 320 1870 0 West Virginia
Parker v. Clarkson 4 W. Va. 407 1870 0 West Virginia
Thompson v. Updegraff 3 W. Va. 629 1869 0 West Virginia
Harris v. Galbraith 43 Ill. 309 1867 0 Illinois
Matthews v. Dunbar 3 W. Va. 138 1869 0 West Virginia
Nelson v. People 33 Ill. 390 1864 0 Illinois
Morrow's adm'r v. Bailey 2 W. Va. 326 1867 0 West Virginia
Mathews v. Wade 2 W. Va. 464 1868 0 West Virginia
Burkhartv. Jennings 2 W. Va. 242 1867 0 West Virginia
Carpenter v. Miller's Ex'rs 3 W. Va. 174 1869 0 West Virginia
Sanaker v. Cushwa 3 W. Va. 29 1868 0 West Virginia
Tom v. Daily 4 Ohio 336 1829 0 Ohio
People ex rel. Hedgman v. Board of Registration 26 Mich. 51 1872 0 Michigan
Richardson v. Beebee 118 Cal. App. 2d 851 1953 California
Hollingsworth & Co. v. Brooks 7 W. Va. 559 1874 0 West Virginia
Eells v. People 5 Ill. 497 1843 0 Illinois