Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Eans v. Sawyer 27 Tex. 448 1864 0 Texas
Young v. Williamson 1 Md. 145 1738 0 Maryland
United States v. Cross 4 D.C. 603 1835 0 United States
Ruth v. State 20 Md. 436 1864 0 Maryland
Field v. President of Insurance Co. of North America 3 Md. 244 1852 0 Maryland
Briscoe v. Clarke 22 Va. 213 1822 0 SC of Appeals VA
Jones v. Jones 45 Md. 144 1876 0 Maryland
Lamar v. Williams 39 Miss. 342 1860 0 Mississippi
Hamilton v. Lockhart 41 Miss. 460 1867 0 Mississippi
McDonald v. McGuire 8 Tex. 361 1852 0 Texas
Lee v. Lee 4 D.C. 643 1835 0 United States
Cockrell v. Gurley 26 Ala. 405 1855 0 Alabama
Dodd v. McCraw 8 Ark. 83 1847 0 Arkansas
Legg v. McNeill 2 Tex. 428 1847 0 Texas
Cato v. Howard 2 H. & J. 323 1806 0 Maryland
Talbott v. Hartley 1 D.C. 31 1801 0 United States
Walker v. McDowell 12 Miss. 118 1845 0 Mississippi
Carmichael v. Trustees of School Lands 4 Miss. 84 1838 0 Mississippi
Fail's Administrator v. Presley's Administrator 50 Ala. 342 1874 0 Alabama
Waller v. Mills 14 N.C. 515 1832 0 North Carolina