Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
James v. Gibbs 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 277 1855 1 Virginia
Edelen v. Middleton 9 Gill 161 1850 0 Maryland
Birmingham Water Works Co. v. Hume 121 Ala. 168 1898 1 Alabama
Clements v. Smith 9 Gill 156 1850 0 Maryland
Waters v. Dashiell 1 Md. 455 1851 0 Maryland
McChesney v. Bruce 1 Md. 344 1851 0 Maryland
Townshend v. Townshend 9 Gill 506 1851 0 Maryland
Richards v. Swan 7 Gill 366 1848 0 Maryland
Gianfortone v. City of New Orleans 61 F. 64 1894 1 United States
Franklin v. Waters 8 Gill 322 1849 0 Maryland
City of New Orleans v. Abbagnato 62 F. 240 1894 1 United States
Goolsby v. St. John 66 Va. 146 1874 1 Virginia
Forbes v. Forbes 5 Gill 29 1847 0 Maryland
Brooks v. Mitchell 163 Md. 1 1932 1 Maryland
Dail v. Traverse 8 Gill 41 1849 0 Maryland
Cornish v. Willson 6 Gill 299 1848 0 Maryland
Hicks v. State 97 Fla. 199 1929 1 Florida
Coreil v. Vidrine 177 So. 233 1937 1 Louisiana
Patton v. Moore 16 W. Va. 428 1880 1 West Virginia
Vicksburg, S. &. P. Ry. Co. v. City of Monroe 164 La. 1033 1927 1 Louisiana