Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Commonwealth v. Barry 116 Mass. 1 1874 1 Massachusetts
McLeod v. Johnson 96 Me. 271 1902 1 Maine
Walsh v. Wheelwright 96 Me. 174 1902 1 Maine
In re to Compel the Payment of a Legacy under the Last Will & Testament of Douglas 97 Misc. 208 1916 1 New York
In re the Estate of Gorsch 103 Misc. 156 1918 1 New York
Thayer v. Thayer 9 R.I. 377 1869 1 Rhode Island
Almy v. Daniels 15 R.I. 312 1886 1 Rhode Island
United States v. Curran 465 F.2d 260 1972 1 United States
Jacobs v. DeShetler 465 F.2d 840 1972 1 United States
Norfolk Presbytery v. Bollinger 214 Va. 500 1974 1 Virginia
Reid v. Gholson 229 Va. 179 1985 1 Virginia
McConnell v. Williams 361 Pa. 355 1949 1 Pennsylvania
Sutton v. Mandeville 15 Va. 407 1810 1 Virginia
State v. Bennett 297 Mo. 190 1923 1 Missouri
In re the Estate of Goldstein 46 A.D.2d 449 1975 1 New York
Bates v. Cekada 130 F.R.D. 52 1990 1 United States
In re Multi-Circuit Episcopal Church Property Litigation 76 Va. Cir. 1 2008 1 Virginia
A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois, Inc. v. Giannoulias 401 Ill. App. 3d 326 2010 1 Illinois
Spencer v. World Vision, Inc. 619 F.3d 1109 2010 1 United States
Detre’s Estate 273 Pa. 341 1922 1 Pennsylvania