Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
People v. Rodriguez 10 Cal. 50 1858 1 California
McKee's Administrators v. McKee's Administrators 16 Md. 516 1861 0 Maryland
In re Hannah 2 Del. 365 1838 0 Delaware
Machen v. Machen 15 Ala. 373 1849 0 Alabama
People v. Defoor 100 Cal. 150 1893 1 California
Crawford v. Blackburn 19 Md. 40 1862 0 Maryland
Williams v. Walton 16 Tenn. 387 1835 0 Tennessee
County of Calaveras v. Brockway 30 Cal. 325 1866 1 California
Hudson v. King 49 Tenn. 560 1871 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Wilson 17 Md. 460 1861 0 Maryland
Smith v. Harrison 49 Tenn. 230 1871 0 Tennessee
Milly v. Harrison 47 Tenn. 191 1869 0 Tennessee
Wheat v. Croom 7 Ala. 349 1845 0 Alabama
Newby v. Enron Corp. 610 F. Supp. 2d 600 2009 1 United States
Estate of Charania v. Shulman 608 F.3d 67 2010 1 United States
State v. Johnson 145 So. 773 1933 1 Louisiana
Brodack v. Morsbach 38 Wash. 72 1905 1 Washington
King v. State 580 So. 2d 1182 1991 1 Mississippi
Petticrew v. Greenshields 61 Wash. 614 1911 1 Washington
Henning v. Varner 34 Md. 102 1871 0 Maryland