Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Fenwick v. Grimes 5 D.C. 603 1839 0 False Promise Underlying Sale/Deceit United States
Tua v. Carriere 117 U.S. 201 1886 1 United States
Crawford v. Neal 144 U.S. 585 1892 1 United States
Greeley v. Scott 10 F. Cas. 1072 1875 1 United States
Gillespie v. W. A. Ransom Lumber Co. 234 F.2d 285 1956 1 United States
The London Packet 18 U.S. 132 1820 1 United States
United States v. St. Clair 62 F. Supp. 795 1945 1 United States
Corcoran v. Jones 6 F. Cas. 544 1839 0 Breach of Contract United States
United States v. Cross 4 D.C. 603 1835 0 Assault/Battery United States
Ash v. Williams 5 D.C. 674 1840 0 Freedom Suit/Petition/Wills/ United States
United States v. Hill 1 D.C. 521 1808 0 Witness Competecnce United States
Thomas v. Scott 23 F. Cas. 970 1810 0 Freedom Suit Procedure United States
Lewis v. Barnhart 145 U.S. 56 1892 1 United States
Daroca v. Metropolitan Life Ins. 121 F.2d 917 1941 1 United States
Taylor v. Buckner 23 F. Cas. 737 1835 0 Freedom Suit/ Petition United States
United States v. Butler 2 D.C. 75 1813 0 Witness Competence United States
Boynton v. Ball 121 U.S. 457 1887 1 United States
Peter v. Cureton 19 F. Cas. 312 1825 0 Wills/ Freedom suit/ manumission United States
American Industrial Leasing Co. v. Searles 510 F.2d 996 1975 1 United States
Fidelio v. Dermott 1 D.C. 405 1807 0 Freedom Suit/ Petition United States