Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Reason v. Bridges 1 D.C. 477 1807 0 Jury Challenge United States
Young v. Palmer 2 D.C. 625 1825 0 Contract Damages United States
Ben v. Scott 1 D.C. 350 1806 0 Freedom Petition United States
Lee v. Lee 4 D.C. 643 1835 0 Freedom Petition United States
Humphries v. Tench 2 D.C. 337 1822 0 Freedom Petition United States
Bazil v. Kennedy 1 D.C. 199 1804 0 Freedom Petition/ Wills United States
Bowie v. Hunter 4 D.C. 699 1836 0 Declarations outside contract United States
Atkinson v. Patton 1 D.C. 46 1802 0 Slander United States
Rose v. Kennedy 1 D.C. 29 1801 0 Assault and Battery to right to freedom United States
United States v. Jeffers 4 D.C. 704 1836 0 Diplomatic priveledge United States
Newman v. Davis 2 D.C. 16 1810 0 Trespass vi et armis United States
Hall v. Gurley Milling Co. of Selma, N. C., Inc. 347 F. Supp. 13 1972 1 United States
United States v. Dinkins 928 F.3d 349 2019 1 United States
Jones v. Zandt 46 U.S. 215 1847 0 United States
Wolfe v. Hurley 46 F.2d 515 1930 1 United States
Queen v. Neale 2 D.C. 3 1810 0 Petition for Freedom United States
Lockhart v. Horn 15 F. Cas. 751 1871 0 Estate dispute United States
Laurel Hill Cemetery v. City & County of San Francisco 216 U.S. 358 1910 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