Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
People v. Reavey 4 N.Y. Crim. 1 1885 1 New York
Kyle v. Bellenger 79 Ala. 516 1885 1 Alabama
Jones v. Goff 63 Tex. 248 1885 1 Texas
Forbes & Beck v. Navra 63 Miss. 1 1885 1 Mississippi
Bush v. Bush 33 Kan. 556 1885 1 Kansas
Steere v. Wood 15 R.I. 199 1885 1 Rhode Island
Thorington v. Merrick 101 N.Y. 5 1885 1 New York
Claflin v. Smith 15 Abb. N. Cas. 241 1885 1 New York
Avegno v. Schmidt 113 U.S. 293 1885 1 United States
State ex rel. Hounsom v. Moore 18 Mo. App. 406 1885 1 Missouri
State v. Rheams 34 Minn. 18 1885 1 Minnesota
McGaughey v. Brown 46 Ark. 25 1885 1 Arkansas
Irvine v. Newlin 63 Miss. 192 1885 1 Mississippi
Howell v. Ray 92 N.C. 510 1885 1 North Carolina
Simpson v. Simpson 93 N.C. 373 1885 1 North Carolina
Huntley v. Cline 93 N.C. 458 1885 1 North Carolina
Commonwealth ex rel. Pughe v. Davis 109 Pa. 128 1885 1 Pennsylvania
Burkeholder v. Rudrow 19 Mo. App. 60 1885 1 Missouri
Simmons v. Felder 1 Miss. Dec. 484 1885 1 Mississippi
Stewart v. McClung 12 Or. 431 1885 1 Oregon