Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Kelly v. Brooks 57 Miss. 225 1879 1 Mississippi
Mapes v. Scott 4 Ill. App. 268 1879 1 Illinois
York v. Merritt 80 N.C. 285 1879 1 North Carolina
Claypoole v. King 21 Kan. 602 1879 1 Kansas
Phelps v. Harris 101 U.S. 370 1879 1 United States
State v. McGimsey 80 N.C. 377 1879 1 North Carolina
Green v. Green 30 N.J. Eq. 451 1879 1 New Jersey
Commonwealth v. Scott 1 Law Times (N.S.) 221 1879 1 Pennsylvania
Brothers v. Pickel 31 N.J. Eq. 647 1879 1 New Jersey
Mainwarring v. Templeman 51 Tex. 205 1879 1 Texas
Roach v. Brannon 57 Miss. 490 1879 1 Mississippi
Allen v. Life Ass'n of America 8 Mo. App. 52 1879 1 Missouri
State v. Davis 80 N.C. 412 1879 1 North Carolina
Meeker v. Wright 76 N.Y. 262 1879 1 New York
Merrick v. Mayhue 40 Mich. 196 1879 1 Michigan
Brown v. Kinsey 81 N.C. 245 1879 1 North Carolina
Ortmann v. Merchants' Bank 41 Mich. 482 1879 1 Michigan
State Board of Education v. City of Aberdeen 56 Miss. 518 1879 1 Mississippi
Burrow v. Sanders 57 Miss. 211 1879 1 Mississippi
O'Reilly v. Cleary 8 Mo. App. 186 1879 1 Missouri