Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Brown v. Lord 7 Or. 302 1879 1 Oregon
Russell v. Switzer 63 Ga. 711 1879 1 Georgia
De Moss v. Robinson 46 Mich. 62 1881 1 Michigan
Wallace v. Rappleye 103 Ill. 229 1882 1 Illinois
Wainwright v. Talcott 60 Conn. 43 1891 1 Connecticut
Taggart v. Tevanny 1 Ind. App. 339 1891 1 Indiana
Kirkpatrick v. Gibson 14 F. Cas. 683 1828 1 United States
Crow v. Kightlinger 25 Pa. 343 1855 1 Pennsylvania
Townsend v. Vanderwerker 20 D.C. 197 1891 1 District of Columbia
Grant vs. Grant 63 Conn. 530 1893 1 Connecticut
Hale v. Hale 90 Va. 728 1894 1 Virginia
In re Williams' Estate 106 Mich. 490 1895 1 Michigan
Holmes v. Connable 111 Iowa 298 1900 1 Iowa
Hamilton v. Thirston 93 Md. 213 1901 1 Maryland
Gill v. Staylor 93 Md. 453 1901 1 Maryland
Coveney v. Conlin 20 App. D.C. 303 1902 1 District of Columbia
Purcell v. Corder 33 Okla. 68 1912 1 Oklahoma
Fowler v. Sheridan 157 Ga. 271 1924 1 Georgia
Masterman v. Masterman 58 Kan. 748 1897 1 Kansas
Mississippi Valley Trust Co. v. Begley 310 Mo. 287 1925 1 Missouri