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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Smith v. Winsor 239 Ill. 567 1909 1 Illinois
Avery v. Hoffman 201 N.Y. 247 1911 1 New York
McMikle v. O'Neal 183 So. 2d 377 1966 1 Louisiana
Chew v. Sheldon 214 N.Y. 344 1915 1 New York
Chew v. Sheldon 14 Mills Surr. 543 1915 1 New York
Kirkpatrick v. Kirkpatrick 112 Kan. 314 1922 1 Kansas
Boal v. Metropolitan Museum of Art 298 F. 894 1924 1 United States
Livingston v. Ward 216 A.D. 675 1926 1 New York
Oliver v. Wells 254 N.Y. 451 1930 1 New York
In re the Estate of Marsh 143 Misc. 609 1932 1 New York
In re the Accounting of Cohen 196 Misc. 599 1949 1 New York
The Milwaukee Belle 17 F. Cas. 434 1869 1 United States
The Watchful 29 F. Cas. 369 1874 1 United States
Providence Washington Ins. v. Bradley Fertilizer Co. 33 F. 685 1888 1 United States
Merryman v. The William Crane 50 F. 444 1889 1 United States
Bassett v. Johnson 2 N.J. Eq. 154 1839 1 New Jersey
Black v. Shreve 13 N.J. Eq. 455 1860 1 New Jersey
In re the Probate of the Will of Jackman 26 Wis. 104 1870 1 Wisconsin
Marvin v. Marvin 11 Abb. Pr. 102 1871 1 New York
Rollwagen v. Rollwagen 10 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 121 1874 1 New York