Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Nellis v. Nellis 99 N.Y. 505 1885 1 New York
Evans v. Lawson, Smith & Co. 64 Tex. 199 1885 1 Texas
Williams v. Williams 63 Md. 371 1885 1 Maryland
Ryan v. Davis 5 Mont. 505 1885 1 Montana
Lyman v. Gedney 114 Ill. 388 1885 1 Illinois
Myers v. Hale 17 Mo. App. 204 1885 1 Missouri
France v. Thomas 86 Mo. 80 1885 1 Missouri
Philipowski v. Spencer 63 Tex. 604 1885 1 Texas
Bennett v. Denny 33 Minn. 530 1885 1 Minnesota
Commonwealth v. Hawkins 83 Ky. 246 1885 1 Kentucky
Hoitt v. Hoitt 63 N.H. 475 1885 1 New Hampshire
Poe v. Paxton's Heirs 26 W. Va. 607 1885 1 West Virginia
Same v. Same 17 Neb. 80 1885 1 Nebraska
Strother's Adm'r v. Mitchell's Ex'or 80 Va. 149 1885 1 Virginia
Stirling v. Stirling 64 Md. 138 1885 1 Maryland
Dunn v. Dunnaker 87 Mo. 597 1885 1 Missouri
Lauderdale Peerage Claim 17 Abb. N. Cas. 439 1885 1 New York
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Railroad v. Newell 104 Ind. 264 1885 1 Indiana
Ballentine v. Mayor of Pulaski 83 Tenn. 633 1885 1 Tennessee
Hanawalt v. State 64 Wis. 84 1885 1 Wisconsin