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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Callihan v. Johnson 22 Tex. 596 1858 1 Texas
Arnold v. Booth 14 Wis. 180 1861 1 Wisconsin
Ellington v. Ellington 29 Tex. 2 1867 1 Texas
Thompson v. Thompson 5 W. Va. 190 1872 1 West Virginia
Gilkey v. Peeler 22 Tex. 663 1859 1 Texas
Lott v. Bertrand 26 Tex. 654 1863 1 Texas
Bradshaw v. Mayfield 24 Tex. 481 1859 1 Texas
Wheeler v. Campbell 12 Cal. App. 707 1910 Trusts and Estates California
State v. Emmons 2 N.J.L. 11 1806 Recovery for freedom New Jersey
Richardson v. Beebee 118 Cal. App. 2d 851 1953 California
O'Neill v. General Film Co. 157 N.Y.S. 1028 1916 Contracts & Intellectual Property New York