Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Bensell v. Chancellor 5 Whart. 371 1840 1 Pennsylvania
In re to compel payment by the Executors & Legatees of & by the last will & testament of McPherson 5 N.Y. St. Rep. 680 1887 1 New York
Nusbaum v. Thompson's Executors 11 Md. 557 1857 1 Maryland
Harkness v. Corning 24 Ohio St. 416 1873 1 Ohio
East v. Garrett & Wife 84 Va. 523 1888 1 Virginia
Goldsborough v. Washington 112 Va. 104 1911 1 Virginia
George v. Farmers' & Merchants' National Bank 155 Md. 693 1928 1 Maryland
Whitehill v. Thiess 161 Md. 657 1932 1 Maryland
Sears v. Childs 309 Mass. 337 1941 1 Massachusetts
Hebden v. Keim 196 Md. 45 1950 1 Maryland
Liddon v. Hodnett 22 Fla. 442 1886 1 Florida
Milner v. Gatlin 139 Ga. 109 1912 1 Georgia
Coker v. Gay 154 Ga. 337 1922 1 Georgia
Brandon v. Brandon 154 Ga. 661 1922 1 Georgia
State v. Lewis 173 Iowa 643 1915 1 Iowa
State v. Beard 6 Idaho 614 1899 1 Idaho
In re Stockman 71 Mich. 180 1888 1 Michigan
State v. Smith 80 Mo. 516 1883 1 Missouri
Bouldin v. Miller 87 Tex. 359 1894 1 Texas
State v. LaVine 68 Wash. 2d 83 1966 1 Washington