Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Burke v. Parke 5 W. Va. 122 1872 1 West Virginia
Oliver v. State 2 Mor. St. Cas. 1374 1872 1 Mississippi
State v. Purdie 67 N.C. 25 1872 1 North Carolina
Hilb v. Peyton 63 Va. 550 1872 1 Virginia
Dwight v. Overton 35 Tex. 390 1872 1 Texas
Jordan v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 928 1872 1 Mississippi
Robnett v. Ashlock 49 Mo. 171 1872 1 Missouri
Griffith v. Bird 63 Va. 73 1872 1 Virginia
Moore v. Whitney 1 Foster 1 1872 1 Pennsylvania
Sarah v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 750 1872 1 Mississippi
Steingfellow v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 691 1872 1 Mississippi
Inman’s Administrator v. Gibbs 47 Ala. 305 1872 0 Alabama
Byrd v. Charles 3 S.C. 352 1872 1 South Carolina
Denison v. Denison 35 Md. 361 1872 1 Maryland
Bovard v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 818 1872 1 Mississippi
Laning v. New York Central Railroad 49 N.Y. 521 1872 1 New York
Bonard’s Will 16 Abb. Pr. 128 1872 1 New York
Lyons v. Stephens 45 Ga. 141 1872 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Blain v. Everitt 36 Md. 73 1872 1 Maryland
Powell v. Manson 63 Va. 177 1872 1 Virginia