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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Wheeler v. Campbell 12 Cal. App. 707 1910 Trusts and Estates California
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
Richardson v. Beebee 118 Cal. App. 2d 851 1953 California
Walton v. Cottingham 30 Tex. 772 1868 1 Texas
Ableman v. Booth 11 Wis. 498 1859 1 Wisconsin
Thompson v. Thompson 5 W. Va. 190 1872 1 West Virginia
In re Booth 3 Wis. 1 1854 1 Wisconsin
Nichols v. Gordon 25 Supp. Tex. 109 1860 1 Texas
In re Perkins 2 Cal. 424 1852 1 California
Lott v. Bertrand 26 Tex. 654 1863 1 Texas
Kendrick v. Taylor 27 Tex. 695 1864 1 Texas
Becton v. Alexander 27 Tex. 659 1864 1 Texas
Fitzpatrick v. Pope 39 Tex. 314 1873 1 Texas
Freeman v. Robinson 7 Ind. 321 1855 1 Indiana
Reeves v. Bass 39 Tex. 618 1873 1 Texas
Ex parte Bushnell 9 Ohio St. 76 1859 1 Ohio
Paschal v. Acklin 27 Tex. 173 1863 1 Texas
Thornton’s Case 11 Ill. 332 1849 1 Illinois
Donnell v. State 3 Ind. 480 1852 1 Indiana