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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Harrall v. Wallis 37 N.J. Eq. 458 1883 1 New Jersey
First National Bank v. Cummins 38 N.J. Eq. 191 1884 1 New Jersey
People v. Arnstein 128 Misc. 176 1926 1 New York
In re the Application for a Construction of Last Will & Testament of Grossman 131 Misc. 526 1928 1 New York
In re the Estate of Kavanagh 133 Misc. 399 1928 1 New York
People v. Buddensieck 4 N.Y. Crim. 230 1886 1 New York
People v. Price 6 N.Y. Crim. 141 1888 1 New York
People v. Bliven 6 N.Y. Crim. 365 1889 1 New York
Commonwealth v. Mills 217 Pa. Super. 269 1970 1 Pennsylvania
Defferari v. Terry 99 S.W.2d 290 1936 1 Texas
State ex rel. Smith v. Parker 12 Wash. 685 1895 1 Washington
State v. Pringle 147 Wash. 555 1928 1 Washington
Orena v. United States 956 F. Supp. 1071 1997 1 United States
State v. Hull 45 W. Va. 767 1899 1 West Virginia
In re Moon's Will 107 Vt. 92 1935 1 Vermont
Miller v. Arnold 81 So. 2d 181 1955 1 Louisiana
Harper v. Archer 17 Miss. 71 1847 1 Mississippi
J. A. Deneufville's adm'r v. Travis's adm'r 46 Va. 28 1848 1 Virginia
Benson v. Mitchell 26 Ala. 360 1855 1 Alabama
Elcan's Adm'r v. Lancasterian School 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 53 1856 1 Virginia