Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
United States v. Shipp 203 U.S. 563 1906 1 United States
Boyd v. Glucklich 116 F. 131 1902 1 United States
Taylor v. Holmes 14 F. 498 1882 1 United States
Ben v. Scott 1 D.C. 365 1806 0 Freedom Suit/Petition/Process United States
B. Fernandez & Hnos., S. En C. v. Rickert Rice Mills, Inc. 119 F.2d 809 1941 1 United States
Nan v. Moxley 1 D.C. 523 1808 0 Freedom/Manumission United States
United States v. Flowery 25 F. Cas. 1124 1845 0 Indictment of slave trader United States
Nichols v. Burch 5 D.C. 553 1839 0 Assault/Battery, False Imprisonment United States
Frick v. Pennsylvania 268 U.S. 473 1925 1 United States
Gilbert v. Ward 4 D.C. 171 1831 0 Freedom Petition United States
Sylvia v. Coryell 1 D.C. 32 1801 0 Freedom Petition United States
Simmons v. Gird 2 D.C. 100 1814 0 Freedom Petition United States
Kring v. Missouri 107 U.S. 221 1882 1 United States
The Mary 15 U.S. 123 1817 1 United States
Quittner v. Los Angeles Steel Casting Co. 202 F.2d 814 1953 1 United States
Scott v. Bartleman 2 D.C. 313 1822 0 Assumpsit United States
Howard v. United States 102 F. 77 1900 1 United States
Gravenberg v. Laws 100 F. 1 1900 1 United States
The Thomas Gibbons 12 U.S. 421 1814 1 United States
Ex parte Letty 1 D.C. 328 1806 0 Habeus Corpus/ Freedom petition United States