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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Wlodarz v. State 361 S.W.3d 490 2012 1 habeas Tennessee
United States v. Beebe 807 F. Supp. 2d 1045 2011 1 hate crime United States
Korea Life Ins. Co. v. Morgan Guar. Trust Co. of N.Y. 269 F. Supp. 2d 424 2003 1 illegal contract United States
Nix v. State 13 Tex. 575 1855 1 Indictment for assault upon slave Texas
Edwards v. Van De Rostyne 245 S.W.3d 797 2008 1 in forma pauperis Kentucky
Estate of Floyd 79 Va. Cir. 187 2009 1 inheritance Virginia
Jones v. Jones 209 W. Va. 701 2001 1 inheritance West Virginia
Funkhouser v. Panizza No. 15048, 1994 Va. Cir. LEXIS 932, at *9 (Cir. Ct. Oct. 12, 1994) 1994 1 inheritance Virginia
Martin v. Palmer 1 S.W.3d 875 1999 1 inheritance Texas
McNally v. Guevara 989 S.W.2d 380 1999 1 inheritance Texas
Cantrell v. Henry 696 S.W.2d 12 1985 1 inheritance Tennessee
In re Estate of Bartolini 285 Ill. App. 3d 613 1996 1 inheritance Illinois
Richardson v. Bridges 260 Ga. 62 1990 1 inheritance Georgia
Netherton v. Cowan No. 04-12-00627-CV, 2013 WL 4091773, at *3–4 (Tex. App. Aug. 14, 2013) 2013 1 inheritance Texas
Conkey v. Tonkens No. 13-06-00347-CV, 2007 WL 2417415, at *4 (Tex. App. Aug. 28, 2007) 2007 1 inheritance Texas
Envtl. Sys., Inc. v. Rexham Corp. 624 So. 2d 1379 1993 1 inheritance Alabama
In re Brown 807 F.3d 701, 711 n.37 (5th Cir. 2015) 2015 1 inheritance claim in bankruptcy United States
Helm v. Hayes No. 03A01-9710-PB-00497, 1998 WL 251766, at *1 (Tenn. Ct. App. May 19, 1998) 1998 1 inheritance, competency Tennessee
In Matter of Estate of Iverlett No. 01-A-01-9505-PB00201, 1995 WL 571852, at *5 (Tenn. Ct. App. Sept. 29, 1995) 1995 1 inheritance, intent Tennessee
In re Estate of Chastain 401 S.W.3d 612 2012 1 inheritance; will formalities Tennessee