Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Taylor v. Calvert 437 So. 2d 508 1983 1 Equity/Deed Alabama
Carolina Agency Co. v. Garlington 85 S.C. 114 1910 1 South Carolina
Greenfield v. First Commercial Bank 61 Md. App. 420 1985 1 evidence Maryland
Ragsdale v. Hagy 50 Va. 409 1852 1 Virginia
Smothers v. Gresham Transfer, Inc. 332 Or. 83 2001 1 law of land Oregon
MBank Abilene, N.A. v. LeMaire No. C14-86-00834-CV, 1989 WL 30995, at *18 (Tex. App. Apr. 6, 1989) 1989 1 lender liability Texas
Jackson State Nat. Bank v. Merchants' Bank & Trust Co. 177 La. 975 1933 1 Louisiana
Thompson v. Webb 91 So. 2d 45 1956 1 Louisiana
Swartzwelder v. Freeport Coal Co. 131 W. Va. 276 1948 1 West Virginia
State v. Maddox 154 La. 547 1923 1 Louisiana
State v. Johnson 176 La. 371 1933 1 Louisiana
Dean v. Dean 8 Va. App. 143 1989 1 divorce Virginia
Joliff v. City of Shreveport 144 La. 62 1918 1 Louisiana
Welch v. Commonwealth No. 3152-03-4, 2005 Va. App. LEXIS 540, at *4 (Ct. App. Oct. 18, 2005) 2005 1 murder Virginia
Hall v. McGregor 65 W. Va. 74 1909 1 West Virginia
In re Volkswagen 'Clean Diesel' Litig. 94 Va. Cir. 189, 207 (Cir. Ct. 2016) 2016 1 stay of litigation Virginia
Arms v. City of Knoxville 32 Ill. App. 604 1889 1 Illinois
Guzman v. Alvarez No. M2003-02902-COA-R3CV, 2005 WL 1634084, at *5 (Tenn. Ct. App. July 12, 2005) 2005 1 validity of marriage Tennessee
Lux v. Haggin 69 Cal. 255 1886 1 California
In re Manville 494 A.2d 1289 1985 1 District of Columbia