Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Layson v. Rowan 7 La. 1 1844 0 Louisiana
Garrett v. Dabney 27 Miss. 335 1854 1 Mississippi
Dowdy v. McLellan 52 Ga. 408 1874 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Gray v. Robb 51 Tenn. 74 1871 1 Tennessee
Chisholm v. Lee 53 Ga. 611 1875 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Springs v. Erwin 28 N.C. 27 1845 0 North Carolina
Johnson v. McComb 49 Ga. 120 1871 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Robinson v. McDonald 2 Ga. 116 1847 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Vason v. Merchants' Bank 2 Ga. 140 1847 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Wafer v. Hemken 9 Rob. 203 1844 0 Louisiana
Drake v. Jones 27 Mo. 428 1858 1 Missouri
Vicksburg S. & P. R. R. v. Porterfield 103 Miss. 585 1912 1 Mississippi
Browne v. Browne 17 Fla. 607 1880 1 Florida
Yeaton v. Yeaton 4 Ill. App. 579 1879 1 Illinois
Grant v. Bennett 96 Ill. 513 1880 1 Illinois
Ray & Thornton v. Bank of Kentucky 42 Ky. 510 1843 1 Kentucky
Gratz v. Redd 43 Ky. 178 1843 1 Kentucky
Bank of Louisiana v. Williams 46 Miss. 618 1872 1 Mississippi
Clopton v. Matheny 48 Miss. 285 1873 1 Mississippi
Ward v. Pennsylvania Fire Insurance 82 Miss. 124 1903 1 Mississippi