Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Irwin v. Jordan 26 Tenn. 167 1846 0 Tennessee
Powell v. Aiken 17 La. 321 1841 1 Louisiana
Rost v. Henderson 4 Rob. 468 1843 1 Louisiana
Fellman v. Mercantile Fire & Marine Insurance 3 Teiss. 103 1906 1 Louisiana
Block v. Detroit Fire & Marine Insurance 7 La. App. 20 1927 1 Louisiana
Debaillon v. Fuselier 2 La. App. 178 1925 1 Louisiana
Rostrup v. Succession of Spicer 183 La. 1087 1936 1 Louisiana
Heath v. Devaughn 37 Ala. 677 1861 0 Alabama
State v. Wisdom 8 Port. 511 1839 0 Alabama
Holman v. Sims 39 Ala. 709 1866 0 Alabama
Byrne v. McDow 23 Ala. 404 1853 0 Alabama
Trigg v. Faris 24 Tenn. 343 1844 0 Tennessee
Schindel v. Schindel 12 Md. 294 1858 0 Maryland
Johnson v. Morgan, Allison & Co. 21 Tenn. 115 1840 0 Tennessee
Pearce v. Gleaves 18 Tenn. 359 1837 0 Tennessee
Jones v. Ward 18 Tenn. 160 1836 0 Tennessee
Rostrup v. Succession of Spicer 165 So. 307 1936 1 Louisiana
Montgomery v. Foreman 410 So. 2d 1160 1982 1 Louisiana
White Hall Agr. Co. v. Police Jury 128 La. 668 1911 1 Louisiana
Bates v. Edwards 294 So. 2d 532 1974 1 Louisiana