Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
State ex rel. Leary v. Hughes 185 So. 69 1938 1 Louisiana
Martin v. Foster's Executor 38 Ala. 688 1863 0 Alabama
Lesassier v. Lesassier 15 La. 55 1840 0 Louisiana
Haralson v. Camp 17 La. 267 1841 0 Louisiana
Williams v. Maitland 36 N.C. 92 1840 0 North Carolina
Thigpen v. Horne 36 N.C. 20 1840 0 North Carolina
Payne v. Sale 22 N.C. 455 1839 0 North Carolina
United States v. Henning 4 D.C. 608 1835 0 United States
Hussey v. Sargent 116 Ky. 53 1903 1 Kentucky
State v. Gorham 67 Vt. 365 1894 1 Vermont
Chambers v. City of St. Louis 29 Mo. 543 1860 1 Missouri
Tucker v. Rector, Churchwardens, & Vestrymen of St. Clement’s Church 5 N.Y. Super. Ct. 242 1849 1 New York
Franklin v. Armfield 34 Tenn. 305 1854 1 Tennessee
Bruner Bros. v. Strong 61 Tex. 555 1884 1 Texas
Franks v. Chapman 64 Tex. 159 1885 1 Texas
G., C. & S. F. R’y Co. v. Jones 63 Tex. 524 1885 1 Texas
Barataria & Lafourche Canal Co. v. Field 17 La. 421 1841 0 Louisiana
Barriere F. W. C. v. Gladding's Curator 17 La. 144 1841 0 Louisiana
Hennessey v. Stempel 52 La. Ann. 449 1900 1 Louisiana
Pipsico v. Bontz 3 D.C. 425 1829 0 United States