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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Clowdis v. Fresno Flume & Irrigation Co. 118 Cal. 315 1897 1 California
In re Estate of Yorke 185 Pa. 61 1898 1 Pennsylvania
Merrick v. Merrick 37 Ohio St. 126 1881 1 Ohio
Morris v. Williams 39 Ohio St. 554 1883 1 Ohio
State v. Frame 39 Ohio St. 399 1883 1 Ohio
Negley v. Jeffers 28 Ohio St. 90 1875 1 Ohio
Pennsylvania Co. v. Platt 47 Ohio St. 366 1890 1 Ohio
Commonwealth v. Ricks 42 Va. 416 1845 0 SC of Appeals VA
Ryan v. Occidental Petroleum Corp. 577 F.2d 298 1978 1 United States
Wescott v. Impresas Armadoras, S.A. Panama 564 F.2d 875 1977 1 United States
Dammarell v. Islamic Republic of Iran 404 F. Supp. 2d 261 2005 1 United States
Pedersen v. Eugster 14 F. 422 1882 1 United States
Trustees of Duncan Memorial Methodist Church v. Ray 195 Va. 803 1954 1 Virginia
Succession of Curtis 156 La. 243 1924 1 Louisiana
Lockwood Oil Co. v. Atkins 158 La. 610 1925 1 Louisiana
Fisher v. Fisher 41 N.J. Eq. 16 1886 1 New Jersey
Johnson v. Johnson 15 R.I. 109 1885 1 Rhode Island
McMillen v. Douglas Aircraft Co. 90 F. Supp. 670 1950 1 United States
Mulling v. Jones 153 La. 1091 1923 1 Louisiana
Carson v. Railsback 3 Wash. Terr. 168 1887 1 Washington