Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Harris v. Runnels 53 U.S. 79 1851 1 United States
Gomila v. Culliford 20 F. 734 1884 1 United States
Dobbins's Distillery v. United States 96 U.S. 395 1877 1 United States
Beard v. Roth 35 F. 397 1888 1 United States
Joyner v. Browning 30 F. Supp. 512 1939 1 United States
Felix v. Patrick 36 F. 457 1888 1 United States
Mesa Petroleum Co. v. Coniglio 629 F.2d 1022 1980 1 United States
Shell Oil Co. v. State Tire & Oil Co. 126 F.2d 971 1942 1 United States
Ferrell v. Southern Financial, Inc. (In re Ferrell) 175 B.R. 222 1994 1 United States
Watson v. McCabe 381 F. Supp. 1124 1974 1 United States
Woolridge v. McKenna 8 F. 650 1881 1 United States
Great Northern Railway Co. v. United States 208 U.S. 452 1908 1 United States
Louisiana Power & Light Co. v. Town of Arcadia 119 F. Supp. 818 1954 1 United States
McDonald v. City of Chicago 177 L. Ed. 2d 894 2010 1 United States
Peña-Rodriguez v. Colorado 137 S. Ct. 855 2017 1 United States
Insurance Co. of North America v. Canada, Sugar-Refining Co. 87 F. 491 1898 1 United States
Missouri Pac. Ry. Co. v. Texas & P. Ry. Co. 33 F. 803 1888 1 United States
Buckley v. Gould & Curry Silver Mining Co. 14 F. 833 1882 1 United States
Brown v. Walker 161 U.S. 591 1896 1 United States
Streep v. United States 160 U.S. 128 1895 1 United States