Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Wickersham v. Orr 9 Iowa 253 1859 1 Iowa
Spencer v. Banister 12 La. Ann. 766 1857 1 Louisiana
The St. Nicholas 14 U.S. 417 1816 1 United States
State v. Negro Ben 1 H. & J. 99 1800 0 Maryland
The Fortuna 15 U.S. 161 1817 1 United States
Murray v. State 18 Ala. 727 1851 0 Alabama
State v. Barden 12 N.C. 518 1828 0 North Carolina
President of the State Bank v. Parker 12 N.C. 484 1828 0 North Carolina
Gill v. Tittle 14 Ala. 528 1848 0 Alabama
Sturgess v. Bissell 46 N.Y. 462 1871 1 New York
Oliver v. Johnson 24 La. Ann. 460 1872 1 Louisiana
Schurtz v. Johnson 69 Va. 657 1877 1 Virginia
Woods, Slayback & Co. v. Rocchi 32 La. Ann. 210 1880 1 Louisiana
Allison v. Watson 36 La. Ann. 616 1884 1 Louisiana
Muller's Adm'r v. Stone 84 Va. 834 1888 1 Virginia
Cartwright v. Puissigur 125 La. 700 1910 1 Louisiana
Dayton Scale Co. v. Capps 9 La. App. 649 1929 1 Louisiana
Wilkerson v. McDougal 48 Ala. 517 1872 0 Alabama
Stevens-Davis Co. v. Liberty Industrial Life Ins. Co. 12 La. App. 577 1930 1 Louisiana
Moore v. Hamilton 16 La. App. 630 1931 1 Louisiana