Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Western Assurance Co. v. Towle 65 Wis. 247 1886 1 Wisconsin
Wellborn v. Buck 114 Ala. 277 1896 1 Alabama
Mobile Life Insurance v. Randall 74 Ala. 170 1883 1 Alabama
Elmore v. Simon & Bro. 67 Ala. 526 1880 1 Alabama
Perrigo v. City of Milwaukee 92 Wis. 236 1896 1 Wisconsin
State v. Melerine 236 La. 929 1959 1 Louisiana
East v. Pace 57 Ala. 521 1877 1 Alabama
Harris v. Powers 57 Ala. 139 1876 1 Alabama
Bates v. Smith 83 Mich. 347 1890 1 Michigan
Munter & Faber v. Rogers 50 Ala. 283 1874 1 Alabama
Nesbitt v. Ware 30 Ala. 68 1857 1 Alabama
Baker v. Schuessler 85 Ala. 541 1888 1 Alabama
State v. Melerine 236 La. 881 1959 1 Louisiana
Moore v. Jones 13 Ala. 296 1848 1 Alabama
Leslie v. Sims 39 Ala. 161 1863 1 Alabama
Brooks v. Ankeny 7 Or. 461 1879 1 Oregon
Gore v. State 45 Ala. App. 146 1969 1 Alabama
James v. State 170 Ala. 72 1911 1 Alabama
Varnum v. State 78 Ala. 28 1884 1 Alabama
Hainey v. State 147 Ala. 146 1906 1 Alabama