Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
In re Taylor Orphan Asylum 36 Wis. 534 1875 1 Wisconsin
Massey v. Payne 109 W. Va. 529 1930 1 West Virginia
Michael v. Baker 12 Md. 158 1858 1 Maryland
Cooney v. Woodburn 33 Md. 320 1870 1 Maryland
McTigue v. McTigue 116 Mo. 138 1893 1 Missouri
King v. King 63 Ohio St. 363 1900 1 Ohio
Skeen v. Lynch 40 Va. 187 1842 1 Virginia
Sheppey v. Stevens 177 F. 484 1910 1 United States
Knost v. Knost 229 Mo. 170 1910 1 Missouri
McCoy v. Flynn 169 Iowa 622 1915 1 Iowa
Safe Deposit & Trust Co. v. Carey 127 Md. 593 1916 1 Maryland
Jaworski v. WisNiewski 149 Md. 109 1925 1 Maryland
Bishop v. Safe Deposit & Trust Co. 170 Md. 615 1936 1 Maryland
Canatsey v. Canatsey 130 Ill. 397 1889 1 Illinois
Pickett's Will 49 Or. 127 1907 1 Oregon
O'brien v. Norris, Caldwell & Co. 16 Md. 122 1860 1 Maryland
Richardson v. Hall 21 Md. 399 1864 1 Maryland
Thompson v. Fouts 203 Ga. 522 1948 1 Georgia
Thompson v. Hill 143 Ga. App. 272 1977 1 Georgia
Walton Guano Co. v. McCall 111 Ga. 114 1900 1 Georgia