Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Moore v. Mitchell 17 F. Cas. 692 1874 Will & trust United States
Van Syckel v. Emery 18 N.J. Eq. 387 1867 Annuity dispute New Jersey
Merselis v. Mead 7 N.J. Eq. 557 1849 Contract dispute New Jersey
Overseers of Morris v. Overseers of Warren 26 N.J.L. 312 1857 Recovery for settlement New Jersey
State v. Post 21 N.J.L. 699 1848 Recovery of body New Jersey
Overseers of Franklin v. Overseers of Bridgewater 20 N.J.L. 563 1846 Order for removal of pauper New Jersey
Shangle v. Runk 17 N.J.L. 372 1840 Will & trust New Jersey
Smock v. Warford 4 N.J.L. 306 1816 Recovery of debt New Jersey
Boice v. Gibbons 8 N.J.L. 399 1826 Improper conveyance of slave New Jersey
Crane v. Brundage 14 N.J.L. 602 1835 Failure to register child under gradual abolition of slavery statute New Jersey
Township of Chatham v. Executors of Canfield 8 N.J.L. 63 1824 Recovery for support of slave New Jersey
Cutter v. Moore 8 N.J.L. 270 1825 Improper conveyance of slave New Jersey
Gibbons v. Morse 7 N.J.L. 253 1821 Recovery for value of slave New Jersey
Den ex dem. Young v. Robinson 5 N.J.L. 689 1819 Will & trust New Jersey
Heirs of Potter v. Potter's Widow 3 N.J.L. 416 1808 Recovery for support of slave New Jersey
State v. Quick 2 N.J.L. 413 1807 Recovery for freedom New Jersey
Den ex dem. Martin v. Brown 7 N.J.L. 305 1799 Will & trust New Jersey
People v. Hyung Joon Kim 45 Cal. 4th 1078 2009 2 Immigration California
Miles v. Nelson No. 03A01-9711-CH-00500, 1998 WL 670383, at *2–4 (Tenn. Ct. App. Sept. 30, 1998) 1998 2 adverse possession Tennessee
Adeduntan v. Hosp. Auth. of Clarke Cty. No. 3:04-CV-65 (CDL), 2006 WL 1934872, at *5 (M.D. Ga. July 11, 2006) 2006 2 contracts Georgia