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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Heywood v. Covington's Heirs 31 Va. 373 1833 1 Virginia
Taylor v. Cooper 37 Va. 317 1839 1 Virginia
Howell v. Schenck 24 N.J.L. 89 1853 1 New Jersey
State v. Dubina 164 Conn. 95 1972 1 Connecticut
Haydon v. Weltmer 137 Fla. 130 1939 1 Florida
Morrison v. Morrison 158 Fla. 775 1947 1 Florida
Williams v. State 156 Fla. 300 1945 1 Florida
Harrison v. State 152 Fla. 86 1942 1 Florida
Phillips v. Phillips 160 La. 813 1926 1 Louisiana
Orcutt v. Nelson 67 Mass. 536 1854 1 Massachusetts
Kuenne v. Kuenne 219 Md. 101 1959 1 Maryland
Durst v. Durst 225 Md. 175 1961 1 Maryland
McGovern v. City of New York 234 N.Y. 377 1923 1 New York
Whiting v. Hudson Trust Co. 234 N.Y. 394 1923 1 New York
In re the Probate of the Will of Poonarian 234 N.Y. 329 1922 1 New York
State v. Hill 39 Or. 90 1901 1 Oregon
Carter v. Atlantic Coast Line Railway Co. 109 S.C. 119 1918 1 South Carolina
Brezeale v. Roach 109 S.C. 11 1918 1 South Carolina
Riley v. Lewis 110 S.C. 375 1918 1 South Carolina
Oliver v. City of Richmond 165 Va. 538 1935 1 Virginia