Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Fernandez v. Great Western Insurance 48 N.Y. 571 1872 1 New York
Bittick v. Wilkins 54 Tenn. 307 1872 1 Tennessee
State v. Bell 66 Tenn. 9 1872 1 Tennessee
Whiston v. Smith 29 F. Cas. 944 1872 1 United States
Fowlkes v. Nashville & Decatur Railroad 56 Tenn. 829 1872 1 Tennessee
Surber's Heirs v. Kent, Paine & Co. 5 W. Va. 96 1872 1 West Virginia
Frierson v. Blanton 60 Tenn. 272 1872 1 Tennessee
Schultz v. Pacific Insurance 14 Fla. 73 1872 1 Florida
Gathings v. State 2 Mor. St. Cas. 1688 1872 1 Mississippi
New v. LeHardy 46 Ga. 616 1872 1 Georgia
People v. Ashe 44 Cal. 288 1872 1 California
Read v. Commonwealth 63 Va. 924 1872 1 Virginia
Cavazos v. Trevino 35 Tex. 133 1872 1 Texas
Talcott v. Pine Grove 23 F. Cas. 652 1872 1 United States
Moore v. Cass 10 Kan. 288 1872 1 Kansas
Tillotson v. Wolcott 48 N.Y. 188 1872 1 New York
Reid v. Gordon 35 Md. 174 1872 1 Maryland
Pitcher v. Hennessey 48 N.Y. 415 1872 1 New York
Neal v. Hanson 60 Me. 84 1872 1 Maine
John v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 608 1872 1 Mississippi