Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Hessmer v. Bad Gov't No. 3:12-CV-590, 2012 WL 3945315, at *9 (M.D. Tenn. Sept. 10, 2012) 2012 1 sec. 1983 action Tennessee
Neal v. Barone No. E200902598COAR9CV, 2010 WL 4024973, at *4–5 (Tenn. Ct. App. Oct. 13, 2010) 2010 1 lien on real property Tennessee
Roark v. Halliburton Co. No. 05-94-00680-CV, 1995 WL 116500, at *4 (Tex. App. Mar. 20, 1995) 1995 1 conversion Texas
Unger v. State 427 Md. 383 2012 1 jury/crim pro Maryland
Stephenson v. Stephenson No. W200201064COAR3CV, 2003 WL 1618090, at *3 (Tenn. Ct. App. Mar. 27, 2003) 2003 1 will contest Tennessee
LeBlanc v. Romero 783 So. 2d 419 2000 1 property Louisiana
State v. Waine 444 Md. 692 2015 1 jury/crim pro Maryland
Am. City Bank of Tullahoma v. W. Auto Supply Co. 631 S.W.2d 410 1981 1 validity of lien Tennessee
State v. Whitter 18 W. Va. 306 1881 1 West Virginia
State v. Cain 20 W. Va. 679 1882 1 West Virginia
State v. Robinson 20 W. Va. 713 1882 1 West Virginia
Black's Administrator v. Thomas 21 W. Va. 709 1883 1 West Virginia
Baker Bank & Trust Co. v. Chausse 393 So. 2d 261 1980 1 Louisiana
Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. Bisso 179 La. 56 1934 1 Louisiana
Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York v. Bisso 153 So. 19 1934 1 Louisiana
Gabbert v. Gabbert 217 Ala. 599 1928 1 Alabama
Byrne v. Schneider 808 S.W.2d 936 1991 1 contracts Missouri
Balte v. Bedemiller 37 Or. 27 1900 1 Oregon
Matter of Commitment of Edward S. 118 N.J. 118 1990 1 'general refs' New Jersey
Orlowski v. Bates No. 2:11-CV-01396-JPM, 2015 WL 1485980, at *7 (W.D. Tenn. Mar. 31, 2015) 2015 1 fraud Tennessee