Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Simmons v. Saul 138 U.S. 439 1891 1 United States
The Merrimack 12 U.S. 317 1814 1 United States
Brown v. United States 12 U.S. 110 1814 1 United States
Fortier v. New Orleans National Bank 112 U.S. 439 1884 1 United States
Gaines v. City of New Orleans 17 F. 16 1883 1 United States
Henderson v. Wadsworth 115 U.S. 264 1885 1 United States
Esteve Bros. v. Harrell 272 F. 382 1921 1 United States
Coast v. Hunt Oil Co. 96 F. Supp. 53 1951 1 United States
Reid v. Rochereau 20 F. Cas. 486 1875 1 United States
Lerner Stores Corp. v. Electric Maid Bake Shops 24 F.2d 780 1928 1 United States
Gillespie v. W. A. Ransom Lumber Co. 234 F.2d 285 1956 1 United States
Merco Manufacturing, Inc. v. J. P. McMichael Construction Co. 372 F. Supp. 967 1974 1 United States
Shaw Constructors v. ICF Kaiser Engineers, Inc. 395 F.3d 533 2004 1 United States
Gravenberg v. Laws 100 F. 1 1900 1 United States
The Thomas Gibbons 12 U.S. 421 1814 1 United States
Robin v. Sun Oil Co. 548 F.2d 554 1977 1 United States
The Commercen 14 U.S. 382 1816 1 United States
The London Packet 18 U.S. 132 1820 1 United States
Burbank v. Conrad 96 U.S. 291 1877 1 United States
The Friendschaft 16 U.S. 14 1818 1 United States