Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Ashton v. Fitzhugh 1 D.C. 218 1804 0 Debt Declaration United States
Harris v. Firth 4 D.C. 710 1836 0 Freedom Petition United States
Newman v. Davis 2 D.C. 16 1810 0 Trespass vi et armis United States
Rose v. Kennedy 1 D.C. 29 1801 0 Assault and Battery to right to freedom United States
Atkinson v. Patton 1 D.C. 46 1802 0 Slander United States
Humphries v. Tench 2 D.C. 337 1822 0 Freedom Petition United States
Young v. Palmer 2 D.C. 625 1825 0 Contract Damages United States
Coots v. Morton's 5 D.C. 409 1838 0 Freedom Petition/ Wills United States
Costin v. Corporation of Washington 2 D.C. 254 1821 0 Municipal Corporations United States
Garretson v. Lingan 2 D.C. 236 1821 0 Freedom Petition United States
Reed v. Campbell 20 F. Cas. 422 1862 0 Wills United States
Brown v. Wingard 2 D.C. 300 1822 0 Executory contract United States
Bernard v. McKenna 4 D.C. 130 1831 0 Detinue United States
Mitchell v. Wilson 17 F. Cas. 524 1827 1 United States
Charge to Grand Jury—Fugitive Slave Law 30 F. Cas. 1015 1851 0 Re. fugitive slave law United States
Kitty v. M'Pherson 4 D.C. 172 1831 0 Freedom Petition/ Wills United States
Jordan v. Sawyer 2 D.C. 373 1823 0 Freedom Petition United States
Mandeville v. Cookenderfer 3 D.C. 257 1827 0 Negligence United States
Ex parte Williams 4 D.C. 343 1833 0 No Use of Punishement by confinement of labor for offenses that do not specifically call for it. United States
Boone's Executor v. Clarke 3 D.C. 389 1828 0 Trusts United States