Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Brigham v. Claflin 31 Wis. 607 1872 1 Wisconsin
Walker v. Myers 36 Tex. 203 1872 1 Texas
Riddle v. State 50 Tenn. 401 1872 1 Tennessee
Griffith v. Bird 63 Va. 73 1872 1 Virginia
Laning v. New York Central Railroad 49 N.Y. 521 1872 1 New York
Simon v. State 2 Mor. St. Cas. 1229 1872 1 Mississippi
Gaffney v. People 50 N.Y. 416 1872 1 New York
Denison v. Denison 35 Md. 361 1872 1 Maryland
Gardner v. Lamback 47 Ga. 133 1872 1 Georgia
McCall v. Flippin 61 Tenn. 161 1872 1 Tennessee
Tyler v. Taylor 62 Va. 700 1872 1 Virginia
McClung v. Echols 5 W. Va. 204 1872 1 West Virginia
People ex rel. Tennant v. Parker 3 Neb. 409 1872 1 Nebraska
Moore v. Whitney 1 Foster 1 1872 1 Pennsylvania
Burke v. Parke 5 W. Va. 122 1872 1 West Virginia
State v. Purdie 67 N.C. 25 1872 1 North Carolina
Snyder v. People 26 Mich. 106 1872 1 Michigan
Blain v. Everitt 36 Md. 73 1872 1 Maryland
O’Brian v. Commonwealth 72 Ky. 333 1872 1 Kentucky
Hatcher v. Toledo, Wabash & Western Railroad 62 Ill. 477 1872 1 Illinois