Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Hess v. Casto 120 W. Va. 158 1938 1 West Virginia
Laber v. Gall ex rel. Mercury Indemnity Co. 110 F.2d 697 1940 1 United States
Somes v. Brewer 19 Mass. 184 1824 1 Massachusetts
Trimble v. Territory of Arizona 8 Ariz. 273 1903 1 Arizona
Sheehy v. Territory of Arizona 9 Ariz. 269 1905 1 Arizona
Territory of Arizona v. Alexander 11 Ariz. 172 1907 1 Arizona
Tevis v. Ryan 13 Ariz. 120 1910 1 Arizona
Perry v. State 78 Ga. App. 273 1948 1 Georgia
Caldwell v. Brown 80 Ga. App. 858 1950 1 Georgia
Rule v. Fleming 85 Ind. App. 487 1926 1 Indiana
Slayback v. Witt 151 Ind. 376 1898 1 Indiana
Baum v. Thoms 150 Ind. 378 1898 1 Indiana
Fuller v. Swensberg 106 Mich. 305 1895 1 Michigan
People v. Childers 218 Mich. App. 431 1996 1 Michigan
Cross v. Gould 131 Mo. App. 585 1908 1 Missouri
Michigan Trust Co. v. Bronson 197 Cal. 189 1925 1 California
Watts v. Kinney 30 Va. 272 1831 1 Virginia
M'Cullough v. Sommerville 35 Va. 415 1836 1 Virginia
Graysons v. Richards 37 Va. 57 1839 1 Virginia
Hihn v. Peck 18 Cal. 640 1861 1 California