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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Jennings v. Corporation of Washington 5 D.C. 512 1838 0 Appeal of conviction of being out past curfew. United States
Fenwick v. Grimes 5 D.C. 603 1839 0 False Promise Underlying Sale/Deceit United States
Minchin v. Docker 17 F. Cas. 437 1806 0 Witness Presumptions United States
Richard v. Van Meter 3 D.C. 214 1827 0 Freedom Suit/Contempt of Court United States
United States v. Cross 4 D.C. 603 1835 0 Assault/Battery United States
United States v. Hill 1 D.C. 521 1808 0 Witness Competecnce United States
Ash v. Williams 5 D.C. 674 1840 0 Freedom Suit/Petition/Wills/ United States
Corcoran v. Jones 6 F. Cas. 544 1839 0 Breach of Contract United States
Thomas v. Scott 23 F. Cas. 970 1810 0 Freedom Suit Procedure United States
United States v. Butler 2 D.C. 75 1813 0 Witness Competence United States
Ben v. Scott 1 D.C. 365 1806 0 Freedom Suit/Petition/Process United States
Nan v. Moxley 1 D.C. 523 1808 0 Freedom/Manumission United States
Nichols v. Burch 5 D.C. 553 1839 0 Assault/Battery, False Imprisonment United States
Gilbert v. Ward 4 D.C. 171 1831 0 Freedom Petition United States
Sylvia v. Coryell 1 D.C. 32 1801 0 Freedom Petition United States
Simmons v. Gird 2 D.C. 100 1814 0 Freedom Petition United States
Scott v. Bartleman 2 D.C. 313 1822 0 Assumpsit United States
Ex parte Letty 1 D.C. 328 1806 0 Habeus Corpus/ Freedom petition United States
Tarlton v. Tippett 2 D.C. 463 1824 0 Freedom Petition United States
Esther v. Buckner 4 D.C. 253 1832 0 Freedom Petition United States