Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
James v. Gibbs 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 277 1855 1 Virginia
State v. Eubanks 239 Ga. 483 1977 1 Georgia
Rowe v. State 181 Ga. App. 492 1987 1 Georgia
Dutil v. Pacheco 21 Cal. 438 1863 1 California
Thomas v. San Diego College Co. 111 Cal. 358 1896 1 California
Goolsby v. St. John 66 Va. 146 1874 1 Virginia
Birmingham Water Works Co. v. Hume 121 Ala. 168 1898 1 Alabama
Handel v. Artukovic 601 F. Supp. 1421 1985 1 Civil United States
Ware v. Cary 6 Va. 263 1800 1 Virginia
Gianfortone v. City of New Orleans 61 F. 64 1894 1 United States
City of New Orleans v. Abbagnato 62 F. 240 1894 1 United States
Brooks v. Mitchell 163 Md. 1 1932 1 Maryland
Hicks v. State 97 Fla. 199 1929 1 Florida
Patton v. Moore 16 W. Va. 428 1880 1 West Virginia
Joliff v. City of Shreveport 144 La. 62 1918 1 Louisiana
Ravenal v. Ingram 131 N.C. 549 1902 1 North Carolina
Estate of Self 591 S.W.2d 338 1979 1 Texas
County School Board v. Town of Herndon 194 Va. 810 1953 1 Virginia
United States v. Philip Morris USA, Inc. 449 F. Supp. 2d 1 2006 1 United States
Bennett v. Solomon 6 Cal. 134 1856 1 California