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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Merriam v. United States 282 F. 851 1922 1 United States
Richardson v. Commissioner 234 F.2d 248 1956 1 United States
Coates v. Lawrence 46 F. Supp. 414 1942 1 United States
United States v. Blue Dolphin Associates, Inc. 620 F. Supp. 463 1985 1 United States
Robinson v. Cathcart 20 F. Cas. 985 1825 1 United States
Bell v. Ohio Life & Trust Co. 3 F. Cas. 110 1858 1 United States
Green's Administratrix v. Creighton 64 U.S. 90 1859 1 United States
Lyman v. Maypole 19 F. 735 1884 1 United States
State of Louisiana v. United States 22 Ct. Cl. 284 1887 1 United States
In re Glass 119 F. 509 1902 1 United States
Barnes v. Union Pac. Ry. Co. 54 F. 87 1893 1 United States
Aspden v. Nixon 45 U.S. 467 1846 1 United States
Dowell v. Applegate 15 F. 419 1883 1 United States
Allen v. Massey 1 F. Cas. 504 1870 1 United States
Jenkins v. Pye 37 U.S. 241 1838 1 United States
In re Hammett 286 F. 392 1923 1 United States
Fontaine v. McNab 154 U.S. 652 1880 1 United States
Pye v. Jenkins 4 D.C. 541 1835 1 United States
Pye v. Jenkins 20 F. Cas. 95 1835 1 United States
Hammekin v. Clayton 11 F. Cas. 375 1874 1 United States