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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
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
Reardon v. Miller 20 F. Cas. 369 1828 0 United States
United States v. Bradford 148 F. 413 1905 1 United States
French Republic v. Inland Nav. Co. 263 F. 410 1920 1 United States
Turner v. Sawyer 150 U.S. 578 1893 1 United States
United States v. Patrick 2 D.C. 66 1812 0 Death Sentence United States
Forgay v. Conrad 47 U.S. 201 1848 0 United States
Davis v. Chapman 24 F. 674 1885 1 United States
In re Susan 2 Wheel. Cr. Cas. 594 1818 0 United States
The Slavers. (Reindeer.) 69 U.S. 383 1864 0 United States
Walker v. Whitehead 83 U.S. 314 1872 0 United States
Bissell v. Foss 114 U.S. 252 1885 1 United States
Piatt v. Oliver 19 F. Cas. 550 1840 1 United States
Flagg v. Mann 9 F. Cas. 202 1837 1 United States
Jackson ex dem. Bradstreet v. Huntington 30 U.S. 402 1831 1 United States
Hamilton v. Savannah, F. & W. Ry. Co. 49 F. 412 1892 1 United States
Abbate v. United States 270 F. 735 1921 1 United States
Boyd v. Wyly 124 U.S. 98 1888 1 United States