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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Moore v. Francis 17 Tex. 28 1856 0 Suits for freedom Texas
Grumbles v. Grumbles 17 Tex. 472 1856 0 Plea of limitation Texas
Mercein v. Burton 17 Tex. 206 1856 0 Adverse possession of slave claim Texas
Cheek v. Bellows 17 Tex. 613 1856 0 Common property dispute Texas
Gaines v. Ann 17 Tex. 211 1856 0 Suit for freedom Texas
Browning v. Sledge & Browning 38 Tex. 192 1873 0 Texas
Shirkey v. Hunt 18 Tex. 883 1857 0 Note of sale dispute Texas
United States v. La Coste 26 F. Cas. 826 1820 0 Indictment of slave trader United States
United States v. The Isla De Cuba 26 F. Cas. 548 1864 0 Action against Cuba for violating anti-slave trade laws United States
United States v. The Isla De Cuba 26 F. Cas. 553 1860 0 Conspiracy to engage in the slave trade United States
Gillespie v. McKnight 10 F. Cas. 385 1870 0 Fraudulent conveyance of property to avoid creditors United States
Emerson v. Howland 8 F. Cas. 634 1816 0 Recovery for wages United States
United States v. Terry 1 D.C. 318 1806 0 Witnesses United States
Stewart v. Barcroft 23 F. Cas. 53 1841 0 Manumission/executor's duties United States
Ex parte Amy 1 D.C. 392 1807 0 Freedom Petition United States
Mathews v. Springer 16 F. Cas. 1096 1871 0 Whether emancipated slaves could accept benefits left to them in a will United States
United States v. Bruce 2 D.C. 95 1813 0 Criminal Indictments United States
Ben v. Scott 1 D.C. 407 1807 0 Freedom Petition United States
Union Bank v. Stafford 53 U.S. 327 1851 0 Contracts United States
Campbell v. Holt 115 U.S. 620 1885 0 Wills & Estates United States