Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Plauche, Locke Securities, Inc. v. B. Bazerque & Sons 139 So. 786 1932 1 Louisiana
Pridgen v. Buchannon 27 Tex. 589 1864 0 Texas
Edelen v. Edelen 11 Md. 415 1857 0 Maryland
Hemsley v. Smith 1 Md. 42 1722 0 Maryland
Richard v. Van Meter 3 D.C. 214 1827 0 United States
Arnold v. Barrow's Ex'or 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 1 1856 0 Special Ct of Appeals VA
State v. Jefferson 28 N.C. 305 1846 0 North Carolina
Cain & Horn v. Kelly 23 Tenn. 472 1844 0 Tennessee
Greenlow v. Rawlings 22 Tenn. 90 1842 0 Tennessee
Williams v. Williams 18 Tenn. 20 1836 0 Tennessee
Gibson v. Hill 23 Tex. 77 1859 0 Texas
Eans v. Sawyer 27 Tex. 448 1864 0 Texas
Young v. Williamson 1 Md. 145 1738 0 Maryland
United States v. Cross 4 D.C. 603 1835 0 United States
Ruth v. State 20 Md. 436 1864 0 Maryland
Field v. President of Insurance Co. of North America 3 Md. 244 1852 0 Maryland
Jones v. Jones 45 Md. 144 1876 0 Maryland
Lamar v. Williams 39 Miss. 342 1860 0 Mississippi
Hamilton v. Lockhart 41 Miss. 460 1867 0 Mississippi
Walker v. McDowell 12 Miss. 118 1845 0 Mississippi