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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
O'Neal v. Oates 8 La. Ann. 78 1853 0 Property, wills Louisiana
McMillan v. Greer 85 Cal. App. 558 1927 1 California
In re Denison 1 Blume Sup. Ct. Trans. 139 1807 0 Michigan
Smith v. Winder 98 Cal. App. 2d 78 1950 1 California
Hess v. Whitsitt 257 Cal. App. 2d 552 1967 1 family law California
Norris v. Harris 15 Cal. 226 1860 0 California
Blackwell v. Wilkinson 1 Jefferson 73 1768 0 Slave (Property) Entailment General Ct. of VA
Danzell v. Webquish 108 Mass. 133 1871 0 Estate Dispute Massachusetts
Long v. State 12 Ga. 293 1852 0 Georgia
Poindexter v. Davis 47 Va. 481 1850 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Webster v. Heard 32 Tex. 685 1870 1 Texas
McKinne v. Dickenson 24 Fla. 366 1888 1 Florida
Partee v. Badget 12 Tenn. 174 1833 0 Contracts Tennessee
Orr v. Ingle 18 F. Cas. 833 1819 0 Replevin United States
Tanner v. Tanner 52 Ga. App. 460 1936 1 Georgia
Dyer v. State 79 Tenn. 509 1883 1 Tennessee
Pennel v. State 122 Tenn. 622 1909 1 Tennessee
Chairs v. State 124 Tenn. 630 1911 1 Tennessee
White v. Green 36 N.C. 45 1840 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Campbell v. Miller 562 S.W.2d 827 1977 1 Tennessee