Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Harper 64 N.C. 129 1870 1 North Carolina
Wilhelm v. Caylor 32 Md. 151 1870 1 Maryland
City of Detroit v. Blackeby 21 Mich. 84 1870 1 Michigan
Randolph’s Appeal 66 Pa. 178 1870 1 Pennsylvania
Woodruff v. Munroe 33 Md. 146 1870 1 Maryland
Twiggs v. Chevallie 4 W. Va. 463 1870 1 West Virginia
McLean v. Martin 45 Mo. 393 1870 1 Missouri
Quinn v. Roath 37 Conn. 16 1870 1 Connecticut
Lisbon v. Lyman 49 N.H. 553 1870 1 New Hampshire
State v. Pike 49 N.H. 399 1870 1 New Hampshire
Roberts v. Grace 16 Minn. 126 1870 1 Minnesota
Thompson v. Commonwealth 61 Va. 724 1870 1 Virginia
Lyons v. Orange, Alexandria & Manassas Railroad 32 Md. 18 1870 1 Maryland
Miller v. Proctor 20 Ohio St. 442 1870 1 Ohio
Kurtz v. Hibner 55 Ill. 514 1870 1 Illinois
Johnson v. Johnson 45 Mo. 595 1870 1 Missouri
State v. Newton 42 Vt. 537 1870 1 Vermont
State v. Donaldson 50 Tenn. 48 1870 1 Tennessee
Wood v. Appal 63 Pa. 210 1870 1 Pennsylvania
Starr v. Heckart 32 Md. 267 1870 1 Maryland