Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Moore v. Jennings 47 W. Va. 181 1899 1 West Virginia
Fulton v. Harman 44 Md. 251 1876 1 Maryland
Henderson v. Henderson 64 Md. 185 1885 1 Maryland
Hughes v. Nicklas 70 Md. 484 1889 1 Maryland
Seeger v. Leakin 76 Md. 500 1893 1 Maryland
Sims v. Georgetown College 1 App. D.C. 72 1893 1 District of Columbia
Bennett v. Bennett 217 Ill. 434 1905 1 Illinois
Daisernia v. New York 582 F. Supp. 792 1984 1 United States
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co. v. United States 220 U.S. 559 1911 1 United States
United States v. Johnson 149 F.2d 31 1945 1 United States
In re Jefferson County 465 B.R. 243 2012 1 United States
Chauncey v. Dyke Bros. 119 F. 1 1902 1 United States
Gila River Indian Community v. United States 729 F.3d 1139 2013 1 United States
United States v. Friedberg 766 F. Supp. 87 1991 1 United States
Kensett v. Safe Deposit & Trust Co. 116 Md. 526 1911 1 Maryland
Cowman v. Classen 156 Md. 428 1929 1 Maryland
Olds v. Powell 7 Ala. 652 1845 1 Alabama
Lewis v. Kramer 3 Md. 265 1852 1 Maryland
Ex parte Shipley 4 Md. 493 1853 1 Maryland
Williams v. Holmes 9 Md. 281 1856 1 Maryland