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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Ash v. Williams 5 D.C. 674 1840 0 Freedom Suit/Petition/Wills/ United States
Campbell v. Holt 115 U.S. 620 1885 0 Wills & Estates United States
United States v. Hill 1 D.C. 521 1808 0 Witness Competecnce United States
Union Bank v. Stafford 53 U.S. 327 1851 0 Contracts United States
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. v. Prentice 147 U.S. 101 1893 1 United States
United States v. Cross 4 D.C. 603 1835 0 Assault/Battery United States
Masters, Mates & Pilots Plans v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. (In re Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.) 200 B.R. 933 1996 1 United States
Indiana v. Kentucky 136 U.S. 479 1890 1 United States
Henderson Bridge Co. v. Henderson City 173 U.S. 592 1899 1 United States
Jenkins v. Smith 38 F. Supp. 2d 417 1999 1 United States
Petties v. District of Columbia 227 F.3d 469 2000 1 United States
Ohio v. Kentucky 410 U.S. 641 1973 1 United States
Kesner v. Trigg 98 U.S. 50 1878 1 United States
Southern Pilot Insurance v. Cecs, Inc. 15 F. Supp. 3d 1284 2013 1 United States
United States v. Thompson 118 F. Supp. 2d 723 1998 1 United States
Marshak v. Treadwell 240 F.3d 184 2001 1 United States
Haskins Bros. & Co. v. Morgenthau 85 F.2d 677 1936 1 United States
Norton v. Austin National Bank 557 F.2d 1061 1977 1 United States
In re Neil 44 F.2d 666 1930 1 United States
Bennell Realty Co. v. E. G. Shinner & Co. 74 F.2d 491 1935 1 United States