Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Kennedy v. Purnell 5 D.C. 552 1839 0 Freedom Petition United States
Nicholls v. Johns 18 F. Cas. 181 1812 1 United States
Palmer v. Cassin 18 F. Cas. 1026 1812 1 United States
Simmons v. Block 782 F.2d 1545 1986 1 United States
United States v. Lucas 841 F.3d 796 2016 1 United States
Bode v. Pan American World Airways, Inc. 786 F.2d 669 1986 1 United States
Hall v. Gambrill 92 F. 32 1899 1 United States
United States v. Rhodes 27 F. Cas. 794 1807 1 United States
Agristor Leasing v. Saylor 803 F.2d 1401 1986 1 United States
Stubbe v. Banco Central Corp. 806 F.2d 315 1986 1 United States
Keegan v. King 96 F. 758 1899 1 United States
Fosbick v. Norwich Marine Insurance Co. 3 Day 108 1808 0 Insurance dispute United States
King Instrument Corp. v. Otari Corp. 814 F.2d 1560 1987 1 United States
Hutto v. Benson 110 F. Supp. 355 1953 1 United States
United States v. St. Clair 62 F. Supp. 795 1945 1 United States
Semmes v. Sheeburne 2 D.C. 534 1824 0 Trover United States
Clay v. United States 66 F. Supp. 99 1946 1 United States
Toral v. Perez 8 P.R. Fed. 467 1916 1 United States
In re American Colonial Broadcasting Corp. 758 F.2d 794 1985 1 United States
Texas v. Palmer 158 F. 705 1907 1 United States