Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Covell v. Heyman 111 U.S. 176 1884 1 United States
The Friendschaft 16 U.S. 14 1818 1 United States
Krippendorf v. Hyde 110 U.S. 276 1884 1 United States
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad v. Southern Express Co. 108 U.S. 24 1883 1 United States
Bell v. Greenfield 5 D.C. 669 1840 0 Freedom Suit/ Will United States
Rubert Hermanos, Inc. v. People of Puerto Rico 118 F.2d 752 1941 1 United States
Clark v. Barnard 108 U.S. 436 1883 1 United States
Louisiana v. Jumel 107 U.S. 711 1882 1 United States
United States v. Ochs 548 F. Supp. 502 1982 1 United States
Antoni v. Greenhow 107 U.S. 769 1882 1 United States
United States v. Neifert-White Co. 372 F.2d 372 1967 1 United States
Walker v. Whitehead 83 U.S. 314 1872 0 United States
Southern Railway Co. v. Miller 285 F.2d 202 1960 1 United States
Russell v. Sarkeys 286 F.2d 736 1961 1 United States
Winters v. United States 207 U.S. 564 1908 1 United States
Kelly v. Allen 49 F.2d 876 1931 1 United States
Ex parte Houghton 8 F. 897 1881 1 United States
Washington v. W. C. Dawson & Co. 264 U.S. 219 1924 1 United States
Harrison v. Foley 206 F. 57 1913 1 United States
Thames v. Mississippi ex rel. Shoemaker 117 F.2d 949 1941 1 United States