Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Daggett v. Rankin 31 Cal. 321 1866 1 California
Wardsworth v. Miller 45 Va. 99 1847 1 Virginia
Forbes v. Forbes 5 Gill 29 1847 0 Maryland
Brooke v. Waring 7 Gill 5 1848 0 Maryland
In re Estate of Willich No. 12-06-00409-CV, 2007 WL 4465235, at *6 (Tex. App. Dec. 21, 2007) 2007 2 Texas
Anderson v. Hammond 5 Gill 461 1847 0 Maryland
Garner v. Smith 7 Gill 1 1848 0 Maryland
Richards v. Swan 7 Gill 366 1848 0 Maryland
Franklin v. Waters 8 Gill 322 1849 0 Maryland
Gunter v. Leckey 30 Ala. 591 1857 0 Alabama
Marx v. Meyer Bros. 50 La. Ann. 1229 1898 1 Louisiana
Cohen v. Parish 105 Ga. 339 1898 1 Georgia
Coreil v. Vidrine 188 La. 343 1937 1 Louisiana
Lux v. Haggin 69 Cal. 255 1886 1 California
In re Manville 494 A.2d 1289 1985 1 District of Columbia
Ragsdale v. Hagy 50 Va. 409 1852 1 Virginia
Dail v. Traverse 8 Gill 41 1849 0 Maryland
Newman v. Baer 50 La. Ann. 323 1897 0 Louisiana
Stone v. Wilson 51 Va. 529 1853 1 Virginia
Clements v. Smith 9 Gill 156 1850 0 Maryland