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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Knox v. Thompson 12 La. Ann. 114 1857 0 Breach of contract, recovery of damages, specific performance Louisiana
Smith v. Peoples Bank of Elk Valley No. 01A01-9111CV00421, 1992 WL 117061, at *3 (Tenn. Ct. App. June 3, 1992) 1992 1 breach of contract, negligence Tennessee
Bear Ranch, LLC v. HeartBrand Beef, Inc. No. 6:12-CV-00014, 2013 WL 6190253, at *4 (S.D. Tex. Nov. 26, 2013) 2013 2 breach of contract, fraud in the inducement Texas
Caraway v. Wallace 2 Ala. 542 1841 0 Breach of Contract for Sale of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Wyatt v. Greer 4 Stew. & P. 318 1833 0 Breach of Contract for Sale of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Newport Ltd. v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. CIVIL ACTION NO. 86-2319 SECTION 'K', 1995 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18064, at *10-13 (E.D. La. Nov. 21, 1995) 1995 1 breach of contract etc. Louisiana
Teleglobe Communs. Corp. v. BCE, Inc. (In re Teleglobe Communs. Corp.) 493 F.3d 345 2007 1 breach of contract etc. United States
Thomas v. Barker 37 Ala. 392 1861 0 Breach of Contract Alabama
Harvey v. Skipwith 57 Va. 410 1863 0 Breach of Contract SC of Appeals VA
Tompkins v. Tigner 17 Ga. 103 1855 0 Breach of Contract Supreme Court of Georgia
Cherry v. Jones 41 Ga. 579 1871 0 Breach of Contract Supreme Court of Georgia
Harvey v. Skipwith 57 Va. 393 1863 0 Breach of Contract SC of Appeals VA
Corcoran v. Jones 6 F. Cas. 544 1839 0 Breach of Contract United States
Harris v. Nicholas 19 Va. 483 1817 0 Breach of Contract SC of Appeals VA
Quackenboss v. Lansing 6 Johns. 49 1810 0 Breach of contract SC of New York
Livingston v. Bain 10 Wend. 384 1833 0 Breach of contract SC of Judicature of New York
Cramer v. Bradshaw 10 Johns. 484 1813 0 Breach of contract SC of New York
De Fonclear v. Shottenkirk 3 Johns. 170 1808 0 Breach of contract SC of New York
Harper & Ammons v. Lemon 38 Ga. 227 1868 0 Breach of contract Georgia
Kubovy v. Cintas Corp. No. 01-02-00521-CV, 2003 WL 21299938, at *3 (Tex. App. June 5, 2003) 2003 1 breach of contract Texas