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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Vesely v. Sager 5 Cal. 3d 153 1971 1 dram shop liability California
Hess v. Whitsitt 257 Cal. App. 2d 552 1967 1 family law California
Manuel v. Kretschmer 232 Cal. App. 2d 789 1965 1 trusts and estates California
Norris v. Harris 15 Cal. 226 1860 0 California
People v. Hyung Joon Kim 45 Cal. 4th 1078 2009 2 Immigration California
Crandall v. State 10 Conn. 339 1834 0 Harbouring slave Connecticut
Burkhartv. Jennings 2 W. Va. 242 1867 0 West Virginia
O'Neal v. Oates 8 La. Ann. 78 1853 0 Property, wills Louisiana
Keene v. Keene 57 Cal. 2d 657 1962 1 family law California
Rozan v. Rozan 49 Cal. 2d 322 1957 1 family law California
Patmore v. MacKecknie 141 Cal. App. 2d 416 1956 1 trusts and estates California
Hollingsworth & Co. v. Brooks 7 W. Va. 559 1874 0 West Virginia
Wheeler v. Campbell 12 Cal. App. 707 1910 Trusts and Estates California
McMillan v. Greer 85 Cal. App. 558 1927 1 California
In re Ralph 1 Morris 1 1839 0 Iowa
Shelby v. Guy 24 U.S. 361 1826 0 Wills & Estates United States
Garretson v. Lingan 2 D.C. 236 1821 0 Freedom Petition United States
Wilson v. Lott 5 Fla. 305 1853 0 Alleged Fraud over a Sale of Slaves Supreme Court of FL
United States v. Amy 24 F. Cas. 792 1859 0 Cir. Ct., D. VA
Sartor v. Sartor 39 Miss. 760 1861 0 Petition to contest a will, including division of slaves Mississippi