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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Rinebold 702 S.W.2d 921 1985 1 rape Missouri
Luquis v. State 72 S.W.3d 355 2002 1 murder, sentencing Texas
McElwee v. McElwee 911 S.W.2d 182 1995 1 divorce, property division Texas
Matter of Will of Lieb 260 N.J. Super. 519 1992 1 wills New Jersey
In re Fakiris 50 Misc. 3d 1214(A), 29 N.Y.S.3d 847, 2016 WL 381194, at *3 (N.Y. Sur. 2016) 2016 2 evidence New York
Cunningham v. Feinberg 441 Md. 310 2015 1 contracts Maryland
Shapiro v. Shapiro 346 Md. 648 1997 1 statutory interp Maryland
Gardner v. Sovran Bank 16 Va. Cir. 73 1989 1 trust Virginia
In re Estate of McCreath 240 P.3d 413 2009 1 wills/trusts Colorado
Roberts v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. No. 1:99CV75-T, 2000 WL 33422750 (W.D.N.C. Apr. 30, 2000) 2000 1 torts/wrongful death North Carolina
Morales v. State 371 S.W.3d 576 2012 1 injury to child Texas
Chaney v. Dags Branch Coal Co. No. 2005-CA-001857-WC, 2007 WL 80915, at *4 (Ky. Ct. App. Jan. 12, 2007) 2007 1 Crim. pro. Kentucky
In re Last Will & Testament & Estate of Dunn v. Reilly 784 So. 2d 935 2001 1 parol ev. Mississippi
Hickman v. Turitto No. 1:06-CV-151, 2007 WL 2892788, at *3 (E.D. Tenn. Sept. 28, 2007) 2007 1 fraudulent transfer Tennessee
Moonridge Court Trust by Hostetler v. Corder No. 2450, Sept.Term, 2014, 2017 WL 1461878, at *7 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. Apr. 25, 2017) 2014 1 trusts Maryland
Churchill & Thibaut, Inc. v. Thibaut No. CIV.A. 86-4225, 1987 WL 18157, at *6 (E.D. La. Sept. 28, 1987) 1987 1 corporate liability Louisiana
Keyt v. Keyt No. M2005-00447-COA-R3CV, 2006 WL 1724650, at *5 (Tenn. Ct. App. June 22, 2006) 2006 1 divorce, property division Tennessee
State v. Chulpayev 296 Ga. 764 2015 1 acceptance of common law Georgia
Matter of Lucks 794 S.E.2d 501, 504–05 (N.C. 2016) 2016 2 foreclosure North Carolina
Commercial Painting Co., Inc. v. The Weitz Co., LLC No. W201301989COAR3CV, 2016 WL 3519015, at *10 (Tenn. Ct. App. June 20, 2016) 2016 2 negligent misrepresentation Tennessee