Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Swanson v. White 24 Tenn. 373 1844 0 Tennessee
Western v. Pollard 55 Ky. 315 1855 0 Kentucky
Brooks v. Mitchell 163 Md. 1 1932 1 Maryland
Waters v. Howard 8 Gill 262 1849 0 Maryland
Baker Bank & Trust Co. v. Chausse 393 So. 2d 261 1980 1 Louisiana
Black's Administrator v. Thomas 21 W. Va. 709 1883 1 West Virginia
Bracken v. Chaffin 24 Tenn. 575 1845 0 Tennessee
State v. Robinson 20 W. Va. 713 1882 1 West Virginia
State v. Cain 20 W. Va. 679 1882 1 West Virginia
Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. Bisso 179 La. 56 1934 1 Louisiana
Gabbert v. Gabbert 217 Ala. 599 1928 1 Alabama
Orgain v. Ramsey 22 Tenn. 580 1842 0 Tennessee
In re Estate of Flint 100 Cal. 391 1893 1 California
1953 Op. Att'y Gen 053–68 (March 24, 1953) 1953 1 United States
Saunders v. Turbeville 21 Tenn. 272 1840 0 Tennessee
McCollum v. Smith 19 Tenn. 342 1838 0 Tennessee
Parker's v. Gilliam 18 Tenn. 394 1837 0 Tennessee
Wharton v. Thompson 17 Tenn. 45 1836 0 Tennessee
Morris v. Morris 56 Tenn. 814 1872 0 Tennessee
Young v. Cavitt 54 Tenn. 18 1871 0 Tennessee