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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Merrill v. Dawson 17 F. Cas. 86 1846 0 Offspring of enslaved persons ownership dispute United States
Aspden v. Nixon 45 U.S. 467 1846 1 United States
United States v. Flowery 25 F. Cas. 1124 1845 0 Indictment of slave trader United States
United States v. Drennen 25 F. Cas. 908 1845 0 Property dispute United States
McNutt ex rel. Leggett v. Bland 43 U.S. 9 1844 1 United States
Fletcher v. United States 9 F. Cas. 274 1844 0 Double Jeapordy United States
Louisville, Cincinnati, & Charleston Rail-road v. Letson 43 U.S. 497 1844 1 United States
Burwell v. Cawood 43 U.S. 560 1844 1 United States
Hollingsworth v. Detroit 12 F. Cas. 352 1844 1 United States
United States v. Gassaway 25 F. Cas. 1263 1844 0 Larceny United States
Adams v. Roberts 43 U.S. 486 1844 1 United States
McKenna v. Fisk 42 U.S. 241 1843 1 United States
Williams v. Ash 42 U.S. 1 1843 1 United States
The Chusan 5 F. Cas. 680 1843 1 United States
Greathouse v. Dunlap 10 F. Cas. 1062 1843 1 United States
Brown v. Robertson 4 F. Cas. 426 1843 0 Trespass vi et armis United States
McKnight v. Taylor 42 U.S. 161 1843 1 United States
Hall's Deposition 11 F. Cas. 204 1843 1 United States
Cassedy v. Williams 5 F. Cas. 272 1843 0 Payments United States
Wilcocks v. Phillips 29 F. Cas. 1198 1843 1 United States