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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
United States v. Gattis 877 F.3d 150 2017 1 United States
United States v. Smith 27 F. Cas. 1167 1820 0 Indictment of slave trader United States
Brent v. Armfield 4 F. Cas. 60 1835 0 Freedom Petition United States
Bell v. McCormick 5 D.C. 398 1838 0 Wills and Bequeathments United States
Johnson v. Mason 3 D.C. 294 1828 0 Freedom Petition United States
B. Fernandez & Hnos., S. En C. v. Rickert Rice Mills, Inc. 119 F.2d 809 1941 1 United States
United States v. The La Jeune Eugenie 26 F. Cas. 832 1822 0 Indictment of slave trader United States
Kring v. Missouri 107 U.S. 221 1882 1 United States
In re Susan 2 Wheel. Cr. Cas. 594 1818 0 United States
The Alexander 1 F. Cas. 362 1823 0 Indictment against slave trader United States
Mathews v. Springer 16 F. Cas. 1096 1871 0 Whether emancipated slaves could accept benefits left to them in a will United States
Bell v. Rhodes 3 F. Cas. 120 1842 0 Freedom Petition United States
Wilson v. Taylor 30 F. Cas. 230 1859 0 Executors and Administrating Estates United States
Brown v. Robertson 4 F. Cas. 426 1843 0 Trespass vi et armis United States
Wynn v. Wilson 30 F. Cas. 751 1855 0 Application for injunction United States
Gillespie v. McKnight 10 F. Cas. 385 1870 0 Fraudulent conveyance of property to avoid creditors United States
Dunbar v. Ball 7 F. Cas. 1185 1821 0 Freedom Petition United States
United States v. Scott 27 F. Cas. 990 1851 0 Indictment against rescuer or fugitive slave United States
Pintard v. Goodloe 19 F. Cas. 695 1847 0 Bill of sale dispute United States
United States v. Drennen 25 F. Cas. 908 1845 0 Property dispute United States