Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Mehall v. Baggett 231 F. Supp. 462 1964 1 United States
Monell v. Department of Social Services 436 U.S. 658 1978 1 United States
Kilgore's Adm'r v. Hanley 27 W. Va. 451 1886 1 West Virginia
Read v. Hewitt 120 La. 288 1907 1 Louisiana
Spearman v. State 152 S.W. 915 1912 1 Texas
Wolfle v. United States 291 U.S. 7 1934 1 United States
Adams v. Wheeler 27 Mass. 199 1830 1 Massachusetts
Harris v. Tyson 24 Pa. 347 1855 1 Pennsylvania
Cleere v. Cleere 82 Ala. 581 1886 1 Alabama
Campbell v. Dexter 17 D.C. App. 454 1901 1 District of Columbia
Howe v. Stevens 47 Vt. 262 1875 1 Vermont
Cuzzourt v. Popham 58 Ga. App. 758 1938 1 Georgia
Rushin v. State 63 Ga. App. 646 1940 1 Georgia
Parrett v. State 200 Ind. 7 1928 1 Indiana
Croop v. Walton 199 Ind. 262 1927 1 Indiana
Guetling v. State 198 Ind. 284 1926 1 Indiana
Bank of Orland v. Finnell 133 Cal. 475 1901 1 California
Forepaugh v. Del. R. 128 Pa. 217 1889 1 Pennsylvania
Jordan v. Adams 7 Ark. 348 1847 1 Arkansas
McPherson v. State 178 Ind. App. 539 1978 1 Indiana