Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Thomas v. Croft 31 S.C.L. 113 1845 1 South Carolina
Wright v. Black 159 Tenn. 254 1929 1 Tennessee
Stowers v. Smith's Executrix 19 Va. 401 1817 1 Virginia
Eib v. Martin 32 Va. 132 1834 1 Virginia
Beers, Booth & St. John v. Spooner 36 Va. 64 1838 1 Virginia
Gilbert v. Peppers 65 W. Va. 355 1909 1 West Virginia
Nalle's Representatives v. Fenwick 25 Va. 585 1826 1 Virginia
Austin v. Austin 160 N.C. 367 1912 1 North Carolina
State ex rel. Stockbridge v. Smith 64 Md. 101 1885 1 Maryland
Western Maryland Dairy, Inc. v. Maryland Wrecking & Equipment Co. 146 Md. 318 1924 1 Maryland
Alleghany Corp. v. Aldebaran Corp. 173 Md. 472 1938 1 Maryland
Davis v. Herrington 53 Ark. 5 1890 1 Arkansas
Hargroves v. Freeman 12 Ga. 342 1852 1 Georgia
Uhlfelder v. Levy 9 Cal. 607 1858 1 California
Moran v. Palmer 13 Mich. 367 1865 1 Michigan
Johnson v. Sullivan 23 Mo. 474 1856 1 Missouri
Hull v. Lyon 27 Mo. 570 1858 1 Missouri
Kent v. Rand 64 N.H. 45 1886 1 New Hampshire
Williams v. Fitch 18 N.Y. 546 1859 1 New York
Root v. Wright 84 N.Y. 72 1881 1 New York