Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Graham v. Graham 4 W. Va. 320 1870 0 West Virginia
Rutter v. Sullivan 25 W. Va. 427 1885 1 West Virginia
Sanaker v. Cushwa 3 W. Va. 29 1868 0 West Virginia
Anderson v. Millikin 9 Ohio St. 568 1859 0 Ohio
Morrow's adm'r v. Bailey 2 W. Va. 326 1867 0 West Virginia
Beacroft v. Strawn 67 Ill. 28 1873 0 Civil Illinois
Anderson v. Poindexter 6 Ohio St. 622 1856 0 Civil Ohio
State v. Curzy 19 Ind. 430 1862 0 Criminal Indiana
Parker v. Clarkson 4 W. Va. 407 1870 0 West Virginia
Maddox vs. Negroes Price 17 Md. 413 1861 0 Maryland
Seevers v. Hamilton 6 Iowa 199 1858 0 Iowa
Daggs v. Frazer 6 F. Cas. 1112 1849 0 United States
Johnson v. Mason 3 D.C. 294 1828 0 United States
State v. Aaron 4 N.J.L. 231 1818 0 Criminal New Jersey
Thornton’s Case 11 Ill. 332 1849 1 Illinois
Dep't of Homeland Sec. v. Thuraissigiam 140 S. Ct. 1959 2020 1 United States
Reed v. Meaux 292 So. 2d 557 1974 1 Louisiana
Ex parte Bushnell 9 Ohio St. 76 1859 1 Ohio
In re Booth 3 Wis. 1 1854 1 Wisconsin
White v. Green 36 N.C. 45 1840 0 North Carolina