Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Planters' Bank v. Sharp 47 U.S. 301 1848 1 United States
The Eutaw 79 U.S. 136 1870 1 United States
Sparrow v. Strong 70 U.S. 97 1865 1 United States
In re Pace 521 B.R. 124 2014 1 United States
In re Weiss 4 B.R. 327 1980 1 United States
Estate of Martin Luther King Jr., Inc. v. Ballou 856 F. Supp. 2d 860 2012 1 United States
Flanders v. Thompson 9 F. Cas. 244 1876 1 United States
Gardner v. Simpson 2 D.C. 405 1823 0 Freedom Petition United States
Beall v. Beck 3 D.C. 666 1829 0 Replevin United States
Battles v. Miller 3 D.C. 296 1828 0 Freedom Petition United States
Thompson v. Carbery 2 D.C. 39 1811 0 Motion for new trial in replevin United States
Crease v. Parker 1 D.C. 448 1807 0 Slave Contract Capacity United States
Jordan v. Sawyer 2 D.C. 373 1823 0 Freedom Petition United States
Brown v. Wingard 2 D.C. 300 1822 0 Executory contract United States
Runaways 4 D.C. 489 1834 0 Runaways and Petitioners for freedom United States
Moses v. Dunnaho 1 D.C. 315 1806 0 Freedom Petition United States
McCall v. Eve 1 D.C. 188 1804 0 Mens Rea United States
United States v. Nelson 4 D.C. 579 1835 0 Larceny Indictment United States
Grant v. Bontz 2 D.C. 184 1819 0 Sales United States
Esther v. Buckner 4 D.C. 253 1832 0 Freedom Petition United States