Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Gillett v. Bate 86 N.Y. 87 1881 1 New York
Matthews v. Hall's Adm'r 21 W. Va. 510 1883 1 West Virginia
Fishel v. Irwin 132 La. 344 1913 1 Louisiana
Mobile & Montgomery Railway Co. v. Jurey 111 U.S. 584 1884 1 United States
Witz, Biedler & Co. v. Osburn 83 Va. 227 1887 1 Virginia
Blakeslee v. Board of Water Commissioners 106 Conn. 642 1927 1 Connecticut
Beard v. State 71 Ga. App. 747 1944 1 Georgia
Morris v. State 72 Ga. App. 466 1945 1 Georgia
Latiolais v. Breaux 154 La. 1006 1923 1 Louisiana
Meech v. Wilder 130 Mich. 29 1902 1 Michigan
Wagoner v. Wagoner 128 Mich. 635 1901 1 Michigan
Everett v. Barse Live Stock Commission Co. 115 Mo. App. 482 1906 1 Missouri
Benson v. Adams 285 S.W. 818 1926 1 Texas
Charter Co. v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America 778 F.2d 617 1985 1 United States
In re Boomgarden 780 F.2d 657 1985 1 United States
State v. Welch 79 Me. 99 1887 1 Maine
Vance v. Cooper 49 Tenn. 93 1870 0 Tennessee
United States v. Curtis 11 Abb. N. Cas. 1 1882 1 New York
Massey v. Yancey 90 Va. 626 1894 1 Virginia
Price v. Planters National Bank 92 Va. 468 1896 1 Virginia