Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Hermes v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. 80 Wis. 590 1891 1 Wisconsin
Creech v. Errington 207 La. 615 1945 1 Louisiana
Herbert v. Travelers Indemnity Co. 193 So. 2d 330 1966 1 Louisiana
Goodman v. State 122 Ga. 111 1905 1 Georgia
Joliff v. City of Shreveport 144 La. 62 1918 1 Louisiana
Ware v. Cary 6 Va. 263 1800 1 Virginia
In re Estate of Jameson No. A-2154-14T4, 2016 WL 4249142, at *4 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Aug. 12, 2016) 2016 1 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Standard Oil Co. v. Reagan 15 Ga. App. 571 1915 1 Georgia
Creech v. Errington 21 So. 2d 761 1945 1 Louisiana
Greenfield v. First Commercial Bank 61 Md. App. 420 1985 1 evidence Maryland
Smothers v. Gresham Transfer, Inc. 332 Or. 83 2001 1 law of land Oregon
In re Estate of Tanner 295 S.W.3d 610 2009 1 debtor/creditor Tennessee
Hodge v. Craig 382 S.W.3d 325 2012 1 misrepresentation (that child was son of plaintiff) Tennessee
Dean v. Dean 8 Va. App. 143 1989 1 divorce Virginia
Ravenal v. Ingram 131 N.C. 549 1902 1 North Carolina
Succession of Seals 142 So. 2d 629 1962 1 Louisiana
Estate of Self 591 S.W.2d 338 1979 1 Texas
Taylor v. Calvert 437 So. 2d 508 1983 1 Equity/Deed Alabama
County School Board v. Town of Herndon 194 Va. 810 1953 1 Virginia
Ragsdale v. Hagy 50 Va. 409 1852 1 Virginia