Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
In re Youngs 5 Abb. N. Cas. 346 1879 1 New York
Ex parte Bergman 3 Wyo. 396 1890 1 Wyoming
James v. Corker 30 Tex. 617 1868 1 Texas
MacDougall v. Levick 87 Va. Cir. 160 2013 1 validity of marriage Virginia
Baker & Hostetler, LLP v. Swearingen 998 So. 2d 1158, 1161 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008) 2008 1 charging liens (atty fees) Florida
CK Regalia, LLC v. Thornton 159 So. 3d 358 2015 1 charging liens (atty fees) Florida
Winn v. Martin 61 Ky. 231 1863 1 Kentucky
Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas v. Dudek 19 So. 3d 20 2009 1 notarial acts Louisiana
In re Estate of Chastain 401 S.W.3d 612 2012 1 inheritance; will formalities Tennessee
Alford v. Smith 40 Tex. 77 1874 1 Texas
Preston v. Breedlove 45 Tex. 47 1876 1 Texas
Commonwealth v. Bell 145 Pa. 374 1891 1 Pennsylvania
Starnes v. Hill 112 N.C. 1 1893 1 North Carolina
Weigley v. Coffman 144 Pa. 489 1891 1 Pennsylvania
Ex parte Jones 94 Ala. 33 1891 1 Alabama
Johnson v. Bouton 35 Neb. 898 1892 1 Nebraska
Haught v. Irwin 166 Pa. 548 1895 1 Pennsylvania
Richards v. Matteson 8 S.D. 77 1895 1 South Dakota
Hoskins v. Baxter 64 Minn. 226 1896 1 Minnesota
Postlethwaite v. Edson 102 Kan. 619 1918 1 Kansas