Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Daniel v. Sorrells 9 Ala. 436 1846 1 Alabama
Reed v. Heirs of Austin 9 Mo. 713 1846 1 Missouri
Wells v. Goss 110 La. 347 1903 1 Louisiana
Elcan's Adm'r v. Lancasterian School 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 53 1856 1 Virginia
United States v. Exploration Co. 225 F. 854 1915 1 United States
People ex rel. New York Electric Lines Co. v. Squire 145 U.S. 175 1892 1 United States
Western Union Telegraph Co. v. United States & Mexican Trust Co. 221 F. 545 1915 1 United States
McGourkey v. Toledo & Ohio Central Railway Co. 146 U.S. 536 1892 1 United States
Fleitas v. Richardson 147 U.S. 538 1893 1 United States
Marx v. Hanthorn 148 U.S. 172 1893 1 United States
Pioneer Mining Co. v. Tyberg 215 F. 501 1914 1 United States
Byers v. McAuley 149 U.S. 608 1893 1 United States
In re Tyler 149 U.S. 164 1893 1 United States
Latta v. Kilbourn 150 U.S. 524 1893 1 United States
Eustis v. Bolles 150 U.S. 361 1893 1 United States
United States v. Hinkson 526 F.3d 1262 2008 1 United States
Shepherd v. Burkhalter 13 Ga. 443 1853 1 Georgia
Reed v. Ownby 44 Mo. 204 1869 1 Missouri
Smith v. Smith 60 Va. 545 1869 1 Virginia
Donnally v. Parker 5 W. Va. 301 1872 1 West Virginia