Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Collins v. East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railroad 56 Tenn. 841 1872 1 Tennessee
Rocco v. State 2 Mor. St. Cas. 1280 1872 1 Mississippi
Laning v. New York Central Railroad 49 N.Y. 521 1872 1 New York
Ballentine v. Spear 61 Tenn. 269 1872 0 Tennessee
Inman’s Administrator v. Gibbs 47 Ala. 305 1872 0 Alabama
Elmore v. Ventress 24 La. Ann. 382 1872 0 Louisiana
Allison v. Louisville, Harrod’s Creek & Westport Railway Co. 72 Ky. 247 1872 1 Kentucky
Jordan v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 928 1872 1 Mississippi
State v. Hennessey 23 Ohio St. 339 1872 1 Ohio
Gaffney v. People 50 N.Y. 416 1872 1 New York
Arimond v. Green Bay & Mississippi Canal Co. 31 Wis. 316 1872 1 Wisconsin
Marsh v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 839 1872 1 Mississippi
People v. Sanford 43 Cal. 29 1872 1 California
Myers’ Ex’or v. Zetelle 62 Va. 733 1872 1 Virginia
Day v. Hale 63 Va. 146 1872 1 Virginia
Christian v. Cabell 63 Va. 82 1872 1 Virginia
Byrd v. Charles 3 S.C. 352 1872 1 South Carolina
Damp v. Town of Dane 29 Wis. 419 1872 1 Wisconsin
Hilb v. Peyton 63 Va. 550 1872 1 Virginia
Hartman v. Campbell 5 W. Va. 394 1872 1 West Virginia