Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Knox v. Knox's Exors. 9 W. Va. 124 1876 1 West Virginia
Woodgate v. Fleet 64 N.Y. 566 1876 1 New York
Irwin v. Burnett 25 Tenn. 342 1845 0 Tennessee
Negroes Charles v. Sheriff 12 Md. 274 1858 0 Maryland
Dunshee v. Dunshee 251 Ill. 405 1911 1 Illinois
Gianfortone v. City of New Orleans 61 F. 64 1894 1 United States
Clements v. Smith 9 Gill 156 1850 0 Maryland
Richards v. Swan 7 Gill 366 1848 0 Maryland
Wardsworth v. Miller 45 Va. 99 1847 1 Virginia
Rucker v. Harrison 20 Va. 181 1818 1 Virginia
State v. Mountain Spring Co. 56 Wash. 176 1909 1 Washington
Sowers v. Cyrenius 39 Ohio St. 29 1883 1 Ohio
State v. Brady 28 Tenn. 74 1848 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Taylor 82 Cal. 533 1890 1 California
Roberts v. Norcross 69 N.H. 533 1898 1 New Hampshire
Fossett v. Turnage 28 Tenn. 686 1849 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Brannan 13 Cal. 107 1859 1 California
LeBourgeoise v. McNamara 10 Mo. App. 116 1881 1 Missouri
Rouggley v. Teichmann 10 Mo. App. 257 1881 1 Missouri
Lambert v. Bond 102 So. 2d 467 1958 1 Louisiana