Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Brown v. Cranberry Iron & Coal Co. 40 F. 849 1889 1 United States
Diamond S. S. Transp. Corp. v. Peoples Savings Bank & Trust Co. 152 F.2d 916 1945 1 United States
Park v. Willis 2 D.C. 83 1813 0 Trafficking or Removal of Slaves United States
C. W. Denning & Co. v. Suncrest Lumber Co. 51 F.2d 945 1931 1 United States
Viesca v. Wyche 28 F. Cas. 1185 1878 1 United States
United States v. Thomas 2 D.C. 36 1811 0 Parol Evidence United States
Estate of Martin Luther King Jr., Inc. v. Ballou 856 F. Supp. 2d 860 2012 1 United States
Eberly ex rel. Eberly v. Moore 65 U.S. 147 1860 1 United States
Heirs of Burat v. Board of Levee Commissioners 496 F.2d 1336 1974 1 United States
Campbell v. Holt 115 U.S. 620 1885 0 Wills & Estates United States
Hamilton v. Franklin 4 D.C. 729 1836 0 Contracts United States
Whittington v. Jones 96 F. Supp. 967 1951 1 United States
Estate of Peterson v. Commissioner 45 T.C. 497 1966 1 United States
National Mutual Building & Loan Ass'n v. Brahan 193 U.S. 635 1904 1 United States
United States v. Smith 27 F. Cas. 1167 1820 0 Indictment of slave trader United States
Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. v. Doughton 272 U.S. 567 1926 1 United States
Union Bank v. Stafford 53 U.S. 327 1851 0 Contracts United States
Semmes v. Sheeburne 2 D.C. 534 1824 0 Trover United States
Wilkinson v. Williams 29 F. Cas. 1270 1850 0 Contracts/ Wills United States
The St. Nicholas 14 U.S. 417 1816 1 United States