Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Smith v. Felton 43 N.Y. 419 1871 1 New York
State v. Scarborough 2 S.C. 439 1871 1 South Carolina
Catron v. Cross 50 Tenn. 584 1871 1 Tennessee
Owens v. State 27 Wis. 456 1871 1 Wisconsin
Glenn v. Clark 62 Va. 35 1871 1 Virginia
Bain v. Lyle 68 Pa. 60 1871 1 Pennsylvania
Lipscombe v. Rogers 61 Va. 658 1871 1 Virginia
Sawyer v. State 35 Ind. 80 1871 1 Indiana
State v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad 34 Md. 344 1871 1 Maryland
Town of Waterville v. County Commissioners of Kennebec County 59 Me. 80 1871 1 Maine
Kraker v. Shields 61 Va. 377 1871 1 Virginia
Board of Supervisors v. Gorrell 61 Va. 484 1871 1 Virginia
Smith v. Hinson 51 Tenn. 250 1871 1 Tennessee
Watson v. Jones 80 U.S. 679 1871 1 United States
State v. Gibson 36 Ind. 389 1871 1 Indiana
McCaleb v. Crichfield 52 Tenn. 288 1871 1 Tennessee
Davis v. Harman 62 Va. 194 1871 1 Virginia
Dean v. King, Pennock & King 22 Ohio St. 118 1871 1 Ohio
Broad v. Broad 40 Cal. 493 1871 1 California
Leitch v. Owings 34 Md. 262 1871 1 Maryland