Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Covey v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 349 1872 0 Mississippi
Fields v. State 47 Ala. 603 1872 1 Alabama
Starling v. Balkum 47 Ala. 314 1872 1 Alabama
Turner v. Christy 50 Mo. 145 1872 1 Missouri
McCormick v. Pennsylvania Central Railroad 49 N.Y. 303 1872 1 New York
Hunt v. Smith 9 Kan. 137 1872 1 Kansas
Edwards v. Fry 9 Kan. 417 1872 1 Kansas
Mills v. Ralston 10 Kan. 206 1872 1 Kansas
Webber v. Everman & Co. 47 Miss. 540 1872 1 Mississippi
League v. State 36 Md. 257 1872 1 Maryland
Settegast v. Schrimpe 35 Tex. 323 1872 1 Texas
Read v. Commonwealth 63 Va. 924 1872 1 Virginia
Peterson v. Sentman 37 Md. 140 1872 1 Maryland
Jenks v. State 39 Ind. 1 1872 1 Indiana
Chenango Bridge Co. v. Lewis 63 Barb. 111 1872 1 New York
Straus v. Young 36 Md. 246 1872 1 Maryland
Wanamaker v. Bowes 36 Md. 42 1872 1 Maryland
Memphis v. Brown 16 F. Cas. 1343 1872 1 United States
Basshor v. Forbes 36 Md. 154 1872 1 Maryland
Roe v. Doe d. Hickman 9 Del. 328 1872 1 Delaware