Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
United States v. Bedford No. 93-3180, 1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 39490, at *3 (5th Cir. Nov. 12, 1993) 1993 2 drug dealing La.
Resolution Tr. Corp. v. Palmetto Fort of Mount Pleasant Ltd. P'ship 831 F. Supp. 510 1993 1 mortgage foreclosure United States
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
Woodland v. Wallis 6 Md. 151 1854 0 Maryland
Lark v. Linstead 2 Md. 420 1852 0 Maryland
Alexander v. Worthington 5 Md. 471 1853 0 Maryland
Melvin v. Melvin 6 Md. 541 1854 0 Maryland
Mathews v. Wade 2 W. Va. 464 1868 0 West Virginia
Morrow's adm'r v. Bailey 2 W. Va. 326 1867 0 West Virginia
Worthington v. Bullitt 6 Md. 172 1854 0 Maryland
Townshend v. Townshend 6 Md. 295 1854 0 Maryland
Brunson v. Martin 17 Ark. 270 1856 0 Recovery for wages Arkansas
King v. Davis 137 F. 198 1903 1 United States
Norred v. City of Shreveport 90 So. 2d 571 1956 1 Louisiana
Chambers v. State 26 Ala. 59 1855 0 Illegal Trade of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Lambert v. Austin Bridge Co. 189 So. 2d 752 1966 1 Louisiana
Taylor v. Taylor 174 N.C. 537 1917 1 North Carolina
Handel v. Artukovic 601 F. Supp. 1421, 1435 (C.D. Cal. 1985) 1985 1 choice of law California
Garrett v. Burris 224 N.C. App. 32 2012 1 family North Carolina