Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Waite v. Grubbe 43 Or. 406 1903 1 Oregon
Wright v. Astoria Co. 45 Or. 224 1904 1 Oregon
United States v. Silverman 430 F.2d 106 1970 1 United States
Williams v. Ash 42 U.S. 1 1843 1 United States
Paxton v. Benedum-Trees Oil Co. 80 W. Va. 187 1917 1 West Virginia
Wesley v. State 37 Miss. 327 1859 0 Mississippi
Lipscombe v. Rogers 61 Va. 658 1871 1 Virginia
Crawford v. Weller 64 Va. 835 1873 1 Virginia
Moran v. Brent 66 Va. 104 1874 1 Virginia
Moran v. Johnston 67 Va. 108 1875 1 Virginia
Elijah v. State 21 Tenn. 455 1841 0 Tennessee
Henry v. State 23 Tenn. 270 1843 0 Tennessee
Smith v. State 9 Ala. 990 1846 0 Alabama
De Jarnett v. Harper 45 Mo. App. 415 1891 1 Missouri
In re the Estate of Ladd 9 Misc. 2d 885 1957 1 New York
Horton v. Bond 69 Va. 815 1877 1 Virginia
Saddler v. Apple 28 Tenn. 342 1848 0 Tennessee
Marling v. Robrecht 13 W. Va. 440 1878 1 West Virginia
Schultz v. Hansbrough 74 Va. 567 1880 1 Virginia
Birchett v. Smith 150 Md. 369 1926 1 Maryland