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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
St. Louis Union Trust Co. v. Franklin-American Trust Co. 52 F.2d 431 1931 1 United States
Buncombe County Commissioners v. Tommey 115 U.S. 122 1885 1 United States
Lupton v. Janney 38 U.S. 381 1839 1 United States
Miller v. Herbert 46 U.S. 72 1847 1 United States
Black v. Scott 3 F. Cas. 507 1828 1 United States
Finn v. Brown 142 U.S. 56 1891 1 United States
United States ex rel. Perpiglia v. Rundle 221 F. Supp. 1003 1963 1 United States
Western Pac. R. Co. v. Nevada-CaliFornia-Oregon Ry. 40 F.2d 731 1930 1 United States
Childs v. Ultramares Corp. 40 F.2d 474 1930 1 United States
Johnsen v. United States 41 F.2d 44 1930 1 United States
Cooper v. Taylor 54 F.2d 1055 1932 1 United States
Sheehan v. St. Paul & D. Ry. Co. 76 F. 201 1896 1 United States
Louisville & N. R. v. Truett 111 F. 876 1901 1 United States
Weber v. Garza 570 F.2d 511 1978 1 United States
United States v. Fenwick 25 F. Cas. 1062 1836 1 United States
United States v. Fenwick 4 D.C. 675 1836 1 United States
Vigel v. Naylor 65 U.S. 208 1860 1 United States
Memphis v. United States 97 U.S. 293 1877 1 United States
Ex parte Robinson 20 F. Cas. 965 1856 1 United States
Ex parte Des Rochers 7 F. Cas. 537 1856 1 United States