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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Smith v. Bailey 66 Tex. 553 1886 1 Texas
Yesler v. Hochstettler 4 Wash. 349 1892 1 Washington
Brown v. Lockhart 12 N.M. 10 1903 1 New Mexico
In re Estate of Hale 2 Coffey 191 1906 1 California
Heintz v. Brown 46 Wash. 387 1907 1 Washington
Humbird Lumber Co. v. Doran 24 Idaho 507 1913 1 Idaho
Houston Oil Co. v. Choate 215 S.W. 118 1919 1 Texas
Cummins v. Cummins 224 S.W. 903 1920 1 Texas
Cox v. McClave 22 S.W.2d 961 1929 1 Texas
Mayor v. Breeding 24 S.W.2d 542 1929 1 Texas
Stanolind Oil & Gas Co. v. Simpson-Fell Oil Co. 85 S.W.2d 325 1935 1 Texas
Davis v. Duncan 102 S.W.2d 287 1937 1 Texas
O'Connor v. Commissioner 110 F.2d 652 1940 1 United States
Western Gulf Petroleum Corp. v. Frazier Jelke & Co. 163 S.W.2d 860 1942 1 Texas
Stanley v. Stanley 294 S.W.2d 132 1956 1 Texas
Duncan v. United States 247 F.2d 845 1957 1 United States
Hilley v. Hilley 161 Tex. 569 1961 1 Texas
Hilley v. Hilley 342 S.W.2d 565 1961 1 Texas
Free v. Bland 369 U.S. 663 1962 1 United States
Amarillo National Bank v. Liston 464 S.W.2d 395 1970 1 Texas