Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Green v. Drummond 31 Md. 71 1869 1 Maryland
Pearson v. East 36 Ind. 27 1871 1 Indiana
McComas v. Easley 62 Va. 23 1871 1 Virginia
Wright v. Pucket 63 Va. 370 1872 1 Virginia
Cuselich v. Cuselich 159 La. 652 1925 1 Louisiana
Savage v. Benham 17 Ala. 119 1849 0 Alabama
Hirsch Bros. & Co. v. R. E. Kennington Co. 155 Miss. 242 1929 1 Mississippi
Pierce's Heirs v. Catron's Heirs 64 Va. 588 1873 1 Virginia
Belton v. Apperson 67 Va. 207 1875 1 Virginia
Rhea v. Jordan 69 Va. 678 1877 1 Virginia
Stearns v. Beckam 72 Va. 379 1879 1 Virginia
Carlisle v. Brennan 67 Ind. 12 1879 1 Indiana
Middleton v. Selby 19 W. Va. 167 1881 1 West Virginia
Floyd v. Jones 19 W. Va. 359 1882 1 West Virginia
Haines v. McGlone 44 Ark. 79 1884 1 Arkansas
Barrett v. Forney 82 Va. 269 1886 1 Virginia
Smith's Ex'x v. Profitt's Adm'r 82 Va. 832 1887 1 Virginia
Sanders v. Altmeyer 58 F. Supp. 67 1944 1 United States
First Nat. Ben. Soc. v. Garrison 58 F. Supp. 972 1945 1 United States
Bird v. Stout 40 W. Va. 43 1894 1 West Virginia