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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Griffin v. United States 336 U.S. 704 1949 1 United States
May v. Board of Directors 34 Cal. 2d 125 1949 1 California
Wells v. Wells 252 Ala. 420 1949 1 Alabama
City of Atlanta v. Aycock 205 Ga. 441 1949 1 Georgia
Johnson v. Painter 189 Tenn. 307 1949 1 Tennessee
Succession of Dugas 39 So. 2d 750 1949 1 Louisiana
Poulos v. Liuzza 43 So. 2d 59 1949 1 Louisiana
First Nat. Bank v. Allen 86 F. Supp. 918 1949 1 United States
Billetter v. Posell 94 Cal. App. 2d 858 1949 1 California
Hanford v. McSwain 230 N.C. 229 1949 1 North Carolina
Rucker v. Aymett 188 Tenn. 284 1949 1 Tennessee
Bryer v. State 34 Ala. App. 561 1949 1 Alabama
Niehuss v. Ford 251 Ala. 529 1949 1 Alabama
Madewell v. United States 84 F. Supp. 329 1949 1 United States
Ruffin v. State 205 Miss. 642 1949 1 Mississippi
Cowan v. Cowan 133 W. Va. 115 1949 1 West Virginia
James v. Tax Investment Co. 206 Miss. 605 1949 1 Mississippi
Jackson v. Van Dresser 188 Tenn. 384 1949 1 Tennessee
Triplett v. Bridgforth 205 Miss. 328 1949 1 Mississippi
Kirk v. Kirk 206 Miss. 668 1949 1 Mississippi