Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Wells v. Petree 39 Tex. 419 1873 1 Texas
McAlister v. Novenger 54 Mo. 251 1873 1 Missouri
Briggs v. Greene 10 R.I. 495 1873 1 Rhode Island
Childress v. Morris 64 Va. 802 1873 1 Virginia
A. Tyler & Co. v. Dunton 1 Tenn. Ch. R. 361 1873 1 Tennessee
Padgett v. Baker 1 Tenn. Ch. R. 222 1873 1 Tennessee
Sumner v. Cook 12 Kan. 166 1873 1 Kansas
John Swasey & Co. v. M. T. Antram & Co. 24 Ohio St. 87 1873 1 Ohio
Oakland Railroad v. Oakland, Brooklyn, & Fruit Vale Railroad 45 Cal. 365 1873 1 California
New Central Coal Co. v. George’s Creek Coal & Iron Co. 37 Md. 537 1873 1 Maryland
Pierce's Heirs v. Catron's Heirs 64 Va. 588 1873 1 Virginia
Shields v. McClung 6 W. Va. 79 1873 1 West Virginia
Menagh v. Whitwell 52 N.Y. 146 1873 1 New York
Burch v. Hardwicke 64 Va. 51 1873 1 Virginia
Stone v. City of Charlestown 114 Mass. 214 1873 1 Massachusetts
Lefevre v. Lefevre 2 Thomp. & Cook 330 1873 1 New York
Van Zandt v. Mutual Benefit Life Insurance 55 N.Y. 169 1873 1 New York
Meyer v. Midland Pacific Railroad 2 Neb. 319 1873 1 Nebraska
Tendick v. Evetts 38 Tex. 275 1873 1 Texas
State v. Ray 53 Mo. 345 1873 1 Missouri