Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
McDonald v. Jarvis 64 W. Va. 62 1908 1 West Virginia
Murdoch v. Murdoch 97 Miss. 690 1910 1 Mississippi
Spiers v. Davidson 96 So. 2d 502 1957 1 Louisiana
Stout v. Clifford 70 W. Va. 178 1911 1 West Virginia
Romjue v. Randolph 166 Mo. App. 87 1912 1 Missouri
National Surety Co. v. Jarrett 95 W. Va. 420 1924 1 West Virginia
Maier v. Brock 222 Mo. 74 1909 1 Missouri
In re the Estate of Durkin 165 Misc. 366 1937 1 New York
People v. Robinson 2 Park. Crim. Rep. 235 1855 1 New York
People v. Huggins 144 Misc. 2d 49 1989 1 New York
In re the Estate of Feist 170 Misc. 497 1939 1 New York
Bell v. Rinner 16 Ohio St. 45 1864 1 Ohio
Clark v. Clark 174 Pa. 309 1896 1 Pennsylvania
Glassburner’s Estate 40 Pa. Super. 134 1909 1 Pennsylvania
Clowdis v. Fresno Flume & Irrigation Co. 118 Cal. 315 1897 1 California
In re Estate of Yorke 185 Pa. 61 1898 1 Pennsylvania
Merrick v. Merrick 37 Ohio St. 126 1881 1 Ohio
Morris v. Williams 39 Ohio St. 554 1883 1 Ohio
State v. Frame 39 Ohio St. 399 1883 1 Ohio
Negley v. Jeffers 28 Ohio St. 90 1875 1 Ohio