Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Davidson v. Davidson 189 N.C. 625 1925 1 North Carolina
Holman v. Murdock 34 Miss. 275 1857 0 Mississippi
Smith v. Henry 35 Miss. 369 1858 0 Mississippi
Cameron v. Cameron 231 N.C. 123 1949 1 North Carolina
Tifft v. State 23 Miss. 567 1852 0 Mississippi
Shirley v. Shattuck 28 Miss. 13 1854 0 Mississippi
Newell v. Newell 34 Miss. 385 1857 0 Mississippi
King v. Talbert 36 Miss. 367 1858 0 Mississippi
Ragland v. State 125 Ala. 12 1899 1 Alabama
Steward v. People 224 Ill. 434 1906 1 Illinois
Roach v. Anderson 28 Miss. 234 1854 0 Mississippi
State v. Paisley 36 Mont. 237 1907 1 Montana
State v. Sala 63 Nev. 270 1946 1 Nevada
Exum v. Canty 34 Miss. 533 1857 0 Mississippi
Jenkins v. Gowen 37 Miss. 444 1859 0 Mississippi
State v. Chapman 49 N.C. App. 103 1980 1 North Carolina
State v. Richardson 308 N.C. 470 1983 1 North Carolina
Fitzgerald v. Reed 17 Miss. 94 1847 0 Mississippi
State v. Hope 77 N.C. App. 338 1985 1 North Carolina
Berry v. Bland 15 Miss. 77 1846 0 Mississippi