Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Phillips v. Chandler 215 B.R. 684 1997 1 United States
Gillespie v. United States Steel Corp. 321 F.2d 518 1963 1 United States
United States v. King 26 F. Cas. 786 1807 1 United States
Mandeville v. Cookenderfer 3 D.C. 257 1827 0 Negligence United States
Smith v. Potts 22 F. Cas. 629 1803 1 United States
Nicholls v. Johns 18 F. Cas. 181 1812 1 United States
Palmer v. Cassin 18 F. Cas. 1026 1812 1 United States
Bell v. Mayor of Vicksburg 64 U.S. 443 1859 1 United States
Yannella v. City of Dothan 66 F. Supp. 2d 1233 1999 1 United States
Dent v. Ferguson 132 U.S. 50 1889 1 United States
Samuel v. Childs 4 D.C. 189 1831 0 Manumission/witnesses United States
United States v. Carter 4 D.C. 732 1836 0 Indictment at common law against a freedman will lie not withstanding Act 12.17.1792 sec 17. - this act that denotes the punishment for blacks in virginia for assault. United States
Somboy v. Loring 2 D.C. 318 1822 0 Trespass vi et armis United States
Norton v. Austin National Bank 557 F.2d 1061 1977 1 United States
Crease v. Parker 1 D.C. 506 1808 0 Manumission/Loan United States
Ex parte Ben 1 D.C. 532 1809 0 Habeus Corpus United States
Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad 258 U.S. 13 1922 1 United States
Osborn v. Nicholson 18 F. Cas. 846 1870 0 Debt and warranty for enslaved person United States
Carey v. Corporation of Washington 5 D.C. 13 1836 0 Municipal Corporations/Municpal Law United States
Prather v. Burgess 5 D.C. 376 1837 0 Marriage/Divorce United States