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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Dean v. Dean 8 Va. App. 143 1989 1 divorce Virginia
Wade v. Wade No. 03-15-00100-CV, 2017 WL 1228864, at *3 (Tex. App. Mar. 31, 2017) 2017 1 rescission Texas
Kensington Dev. Corp. v. Israel 142 Wis. 2d 894 1988 1 slander of title Wisconsin
BMW of N. Am., Inc. v. Gore 517 U.S. 559 1996 1 remedies United States
Johnson v. Verhaeghe No. 1-13-CV-50-JRN, 2014 WL 12586754, at *6 (W.D. Tex. Mar. 5, 2014) 2014 1 trusts Texas
Hessmer v. Bad Gov't No. 3:12-CV-590, 2012 WL 3945315, at *9 (M.D. Tenn. Sept. 10, 2012) 2012 1 sec. 1983 action Tennessee
Neal v. Barone No. E200902598COAR9CV, 2010 WL 4024973, at *4–5 (Tenn. Ct. App. Oct. 13, 2010) 2010 1 lien on real property Tennessee
Roark v. Halliburton Co. No. 05-94-00680-CV, 1995 WL 116500, at *4 (Tex. App. Mar. 20, 1995) 1995 1 conversion Texas
Unger v. State 427 Md. 383 2012 1 jury/crim pro Maryland
Stephenson v. Stephenson No. W200201064COAR3CV, 2003 WL 1618090, at *3 (Tenn. Ct. App. Mar. 27, 2003) 2003 1 will contest Tennessee
LeBlanc v. Romero 783 So. 2d 419 2000 1 property Louisiana
State v. Waine 444 Md. 692 2015 1 jury/crim pro Maryland
Am. City Bank of Tullahoma v. W. Auto Supply Co. 631 S.W.2d 410 1981 1 validity of lien Tennessee
Reiersen v. Comm'r of Revenue 26 Mass. App. Ct. 124 1988 1 Massachusetts
In re Crabtree 39 B.R. 713 1984 1 bankruptcy; validity of gift United States
Garrett v. Burris 224 N.C. App. 32 2012 1 family North Carolina
Macon Bank and Trust Co. v. Holland 715 S.W.2d 347 1986 1 fraudulent transfer Tennessee
Netherton v. Cowan No. 04-12-00627-CV, 2013 WL 4091773, at *3–4 (Tex. App. Aug. 14, 2013) 2013 1 inheritance Texas
In re Volkswagen 'Clean Diesel' Litig. 94 Va. Cir. 189, 207 (Cir. Ct. 2016) 2016 1 stay of litigation Virginia
United States v. Allen 755 A.2d 402 2000 1 Crim pro. District of Columbia