Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Matilda v. Mason & Moore 2 D.C. 343 1822 0 Freedom Petition United States
Ex parte Anthony 1 D.C. 295 1806 0 Habeus Corpus United States
Foster v. Simmons 1 D.C. 316 1806 0 Freedom Petition/ MD importation statute. United States
Fanny v. Kell 8 F. Cas. 995 1823 0 Contracts, Birth Status. United States
Smallwood v. Worthington 2 D.C. 431 1823 0 Parol Evidence United States
United States v. Butler 1 D.C. 373 1806 0 Battery of a slave United States
Alice v. Mortè 2 D.C. 485 1824 0 Lost Items United States
Peters's Executors v. Breckenridge 2 D.C. 518 1824 0 Wills, Trusts, and Estates United States
Lee v. Ramsay 1 D.C. 435 1807 0 Parol Evidence/gifts/'detinue' United States
United States v. King 1 D.C. 444 1807 0 Evidence United States
United States v. Rhodes 1 D.C. 447 1807 0 Witnesses/Evidence United States
Caddo Tribe v. United States 140 Ct. Cl. 63 1957 1 United States
United States v. Gadison 8 F.3d 186 1993 1 United States
United States v. Martinez 975 F.2d 159 1992 1 United States
Rosenfeld v. United States 859 F.2d 717 1988 1 United States
Davis v. Baltzer 1 D.C. 482 1808 0 Freedom Petition United States
Semmes v. Sherburne 2 D.C. 637 1825 0 Trover United States
Hood v. Tennessee Student Assistance Corp. (In re Hood) 262 B.R. 412 2001 1 United States
Westside Mothers v. Haveman 133 F. Supp. 2d 549 2001 1 United States
Wescott v. Impresas Armadoras, S.A. Panama 564 F.2d 875 1977 1 United States