Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Cecile v. St. Denis 9 Rob. 231 1844 0 Louisiana
Shaw v. State 229 S.W. 509 1921 1 Texas
Merritt v. Scott 6 Ga. 563 1849 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Robinson v. Schly 6 Ga. 515 1849 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Heard v. Heard 18 Ga. 739 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Trapnall v. Jordan 7 Ark. 430 1847 0 Arkansas
Dawson v. Callaway 18 Ga. 573 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Adams v. Bass 18 Ga. 130 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Administrators of Ligon v. Rogers 12 Ga. 281 1852 0 Georgia
Stuart v. Allen 16 Cal. 473 1860 1 California
Cook v. Weaver 12 Ga. 47 1852 0 Suprme Court of Georgia
Hays’ Administratrix v. McNealy 16 Fla. 409 1878 1 Florida
Atlanta Newspapers, Inc. v. State 216 Ga. 399 1960 1 Georgia
Fitch v. Miller 20 Cal. 352 1862 1 California
Wells v. Chaffin 60 Ga. 677 1878 1 Georgia
Long v. Burnett 13 Iowa 28 1862 1 Iowa
Griffin v. Johnson 37 Mich. 87 1877 1 Michigan
State ex rel. Read v. Weatherby 45 Mo. 17 1869 1 Missouri
Graham v. Hawkins 38 Tex. 628 1873 1 Texas
Mobley v. Mobley 9 Ga. 247 1851 0 Supreme Court of Georgia