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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Commonwealth v. Rivera 18 Va. App. 103 1994 2 challenge to 'habitual offender' ordinance Virginia
Lamana v. LeBlanc 526 So. 2d 1107 1988 2 res judicata Louisiana
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
Commercial Painting Co., Inc. v. The Weitz Co., LLC No. W201301989COAR3CV, 2016 WL 3519015, at *10 (Tenn. Ct. App. June 20, 2016) 2016 2 negligent misrepresentation Tennessee
Hernandez v. State No. 05-11-01300-CR, 2013 WL 1282260, at *3 (Tex. App. Mar. 6, 2013) 2013 2 murder Texas
Veolia Water N. Am. Operating Servs. LLC v. City of Atlanta No. CIV.A. 1:06-CV-1457T, 2007 WL 624361, at *3 (N.D. Ga. Feb. 22, 2007) 2007 2 equitable estoppel Georgia
Peltier v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 2016-12, 2016 WL 3745544, *4 (La. App. 3 Cir. 7/13/16) 2016 2 civ pro Louisiana
Scyoc v. Holmes 192 W. Va. 87 1994 2 guaranty West Virginia
State v. Aguilar No. 13-07-332-CR, 2008 WL 5717811, at *9 n.20 (Tex. App. Nov. 6, 2008), vacated, No. PD-059-09, 2009 WL 636534 (Tex. Crim. App. Mar. 11, 2009) 2008 2 murder Texas
United States v. Lafleur 1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 38992, *6 1993 2 drug dealing La.
Burkhart v. Miranda 2013 Guam 2, P 23 (Guam Feb. 28, 2013) 2013 2 deeds/property Guam
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
Matter of Lucks 794 S.E.2d 501, 504–05 (N.C. 2016) 2016 2 foreclosure North Carolina
Force v. Haines 17 N.J.L. 385 1840 Recovery for support of slave New Jersey
State v. Beaver 1 N.J.L. 94 1791 Will & trust New Jersey
Van Syckel v. Emery 18 N.J. Eq. 387 1867 Annuity dispute New Jersey
In re the Probate of the Will of Vanderveer 20 N.J. Eq. 463 1869 Will & trust New Jersey
Brooks v. Farmer 3 N.J.L. 641 1810 Recovery of debt 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