Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Johnson v. Mason 3 D.C. 294 1828 0 United States
Mears v. Morrison 1 Ill. 223 1827 0 Civil Illinois
Pennel v. State 122 Tenn. 622 1909 1 Tennessee
Boon v. Juliet 2 Ill. 258 1836 0 Civil Illinois
Carpenter v. Miller's Ex'rs 3 W. Va. 174 1869 0 West Virginia
Burkhartv. Jennings 2 W. Va. 242 1867 0 West Virginia
Wright v. Ross 2 Greene 266 1849 0 Iowa
Micou v. National Bank 104 U.S. 530 1881 0 United States
McMillan v. Greer 85 Cal. App. 558 1927 1 California
Wilson v. Hinkley 1 Kirby 199 1787 0 Connecticut
Reed v. Meaux 292 So. 2d 557 1974 1 Louisiana
Henderson v. Hoke 21 N.C. 119 1835 0 North Carolina
Chairs v. State 124 Tenn. 630 1911 1 Tennessee
Ex parte Bushnell 9 Ohio St. 76 1859 1 Ohio
Boner v. Boner 6 W. Va. 377 1873 0 West Virginia
Mitchell v. Wilson 3 D.C. 92 1827 0 United States
Fanny v. Montgomery 1 Ill. 247 1828 0 Civil Illinois
Donnell v. State 3 Ind. 480 1852 1 Indiana
Dep't of Homeland Sec. v. Thuraissigiam 140 S. Ct. 1959 2020 1 United States
Thornton’s Case 11 Ill. 332 1849 1 Illinois