Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Satterfield v. Mayes 30 Tenn. 58 1850 0 Tennessee
Hicks v. State 97 Fla. 199 1929 1 Florida
Brewster v. Hewes 113 La. 45 1904 1 Louisiana
Goodwin v. Morgan 1 Stew. 278 1828 0 Alabama
Johnson v. Johnson 53 Tenn. 240 1871 0 Tennessee
Clevenger v. Clevenger 48 Tenn. 104 1870 0 Tennessee
Wheless v. Espy 47 Tenn. 237 1869 0 Tennessee
Stephenson v. Harrison 40 Tenn. 728 1859 0 Tennessee
Downer v. Holgate 11 Wyo. 261 1903 1 Wyoming
Estate of Self 591 S.W.2d 338 1979 1 Texas
County School Board v. Town of Herndon 194 Va. 810 1953 1 Virginia
Davis v. State 43 Tenn. 77 1866 1 Tennessee
Melvin v. Melvin 6 Md. 541 1854 0 Maryland
Townshend v. Townshend 6 Md. 295 1854 0 Maryland
Brunson v. Martin 17 Ark. 270 1856 0 Arkansas
Estate of Heydenfeldt 4 Coffey 510 1895 1 California
Chambers v. State 26 Ala. 59 1855 0 Alabama
Bennett v. Kennerly 40 Tenn. 674 1859 0 Tennessee
Rhea v. White 40 Tenn. 121 1859 0 Tennessee
Norred v. City of Shreveport 90 So. 2d 571 1956 1 Louisiana