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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Estate of Mcvey v. Dep't of Revenue 480 S.W.3d 233 2015 2 Kentucky
Station #2, LLC v. Lynch 79 Va. 196 2010 2 statute of frauds Virginia
Commonwealth v. Rivera 18 Va. App. 103 1994 2 challenge to 'habitual offender' ordinance Virginia
Veolia Water N. Am. Operating Servs. LLC v. City of Atlanta No. CIV.A. 1:06-CV-1457T, 2007 WL 624361, at *3 (N.D. Ga. Feb. 22, 2007) 2007 2 equitable estoppel Georgia
O'Neill v. General Film Co. 157 N.Y.S. 1028 1916 Contracts & Intellectual Property New York
State v. Emmons 2 N.J.L. 11 1806 Recovery for freedom New Jersey
Force v. Haines 17 N.J.L. 385 1840 Recovery for support of slave New Jersey
State v. Beaver 1 N.J.L. 94 1791 Will & trust New Jersey
Arizona Public Service Co. v. United States 742 F.2d 644 1984 Condemnation of slave trade vessel United States
In re Swan-Finch Oil Corp. 213 F. Supp. 638 1962 United States
Arzee Supply Corp. of Conn. v. Ruberoid Co. 222 F. Supp. 237 1963 Action for harbouring slaves SC of PA.
Stringfield v. Stringfield 143 Ga. 557 1915 Trading slave without permission Supreme Court of Georgia
Wheeler v. Campbell 12 Cal. App. 707 1910 Trusts and Estates California
Van Syckel v. Emery 18 N.J. Eq. 387 1867 Annuity dispute New Jersey
In re the Probate of the Will of Vanderveer 20 N.J. Eq. 463 1869 Will & trust New Jersey
Shepherd v. Newkirk 21 N.J.L. 302 1848 Insurance dispute New Jersey
Merselis v. Mead 7 N.J. Eq. 557 1849 Contract dispute New Jersey
Overseers of Morris v. Overseers of Warren 26 N.J.L. 312 1857 Recovery for settlement New Jersey
Williamson v. Chamberlain 10 N.J. Eq. 373 1855 Will & trust New Jersey
State v. Post 21 N.J.L. 699 1848 Recovery of body New Jersey