Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Lewis v. Long 17 Va. 136 1812 1 Virginia
Dade's Adm'r v. Madison 32 Va. 401 1834 1 Virginia
Gambling v. Read 19 Tenn. 281 1838 0 Tennessee
Drake v. State 186 Md. App. 570 2009 1 Maryland
Orlando Residence Ltd. v. Nelson 348 Wis. 2d 565 2013 1 Wisconsin
Marks v. Marks 75 F. 321 1896 1 United States
Bankers’ Trust Co. v. Missouri, K. & T. Ry. Co. 251 F. 789 1918 1 United States
Bickel v. Mackie 447 F. Supp. 1376 1978 1 United States
Gaines' Adm'r v. Alexander 48 Va. 257 1851 1 Virginia
County of Mahaska v. Ingalls 16 Iowa 81 1864 1 Iowa
Sumner v. Cook 12 Kan. 166 1873 1 Kansas
Simmerman v. Songer 70 Va. 9 1877 1 Virginia
Anderson v. Cranmer 11 W. Va. 562 1877 1 West Virginia
In re Will of Ames 51 Iowa 596 1879 1 Iowa
Whitelaw's Adm'r v. Whitelaw's Adm'r 96 Va. 712 1899 1 Virginia
Shacklett v. Roller 97 Va. 639 1899 1 Virginia
Life Insurance v. Hairston 108 Va. 832 1908 1 Virginia
Mosely v. Tuthill 45 Ala. 621 1871 0 Alabama
Caplinger v. Stokes 19 Tenn. 175 1838 0 Tennessee
Arguello v. Edinger 10 Cal. 150 1858 1 California