Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
United States v. Minifie 2 D.C. 109 1814 0 Witnesses/Evidence United States
United States v. Tom 2 D.C. 114 1815 0 Manslaughter United States
Chapman v. Fenwick 4 D.C. 431 1834 0 Freedom Suit/ Petition United States
Savage v. Pennsylvania 475 F. Supp. 524 1979 1 United States
Lakey v. Hickman 633 F.3d 782 2011 1 United States
United States v. Posey 566 F. App'x 341 2014 1 United States
Slacum v. Smith 2 D.C. 149 1818 0 Indebitus Assumpsit United States
Washington v. Wilson 2 D.C. 153 1818 0 Valuation of Slave? United States
United States v. Nathan 4 D.C. 470 1834 0 Larceny United States
United States v. Wright 1 D.C. 123 1803 0 Theft/Procedure United States
United States v. Alsante 812 F.3d 544 2016 1 United States
Thornton v. Davis 4 D.C. 500 1835 0 Injunctions United States
Sam v. Green 2 D.C. 165 1819 0 Freedom Petition United States
Grant v. Tucker 57 F. Supp. 3d 852 2014 1 United States
The Alexander 12 U.S. 169 1814 1 United States
Hines v. Davidowitz 312 U.S. 52 1941 1 United States
Scott's Executor v. Auld 3 D.C. 647 1829 0 Detinue /parol evidence United States
Rogers v. Fenwick 1 D.C. 136 1803 0 Agency/ Upkeep of the enslaved United States
Smith v. Parker 3 D.C. 654 1829 0 Contracts United States
Hota v. NME Hospitals, Inc. 690 F. Supp. 1539 1988 1 United States