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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Runaways 4 D.C. 489 1834 0 Runaways and Petitioners for freedom United States
United States v. Thompson 118 F. Supp. 2d 723 1998 1 United States
Esther v. Buckner 4 D.C. 253 1832 0 Freedom Petition United States
United States v. Nelson 4 D.C. 579 1835 0 Larceny Indictment United States
United States v. Dennis 926 F.2d 768 1991 1 United States
United States v. Villasenor 894 F.2d 1422 1990 1 United States
Tarlton v. Tippett 2 D.C. 463 1824 0 Freedom Petition United States
Smith v. Lanes 825 F.2d 81 1987 1 United States
Moses v. Dunnaho 1 D.C. 315 1806 0 Freedom Petition United States
Newfound Management Corp. v. Lewis 131 F.3d 108 1997 1 United States
Davis v. Seybold 195 F. 402 1912 1 United States
United States v. Patton 451 F.3d 615 2006 1 United States
Easton v. Iowa 188 U.S. 220 1903 1 United States
Apex Fountain Sales, Inc. v. Kleinfeld 27 F.3d 931 1994 1 United States
Sylvia v. Coryell 1 D.C. 32 1801 0 Freedom Petition United States
Lakedreams v. Taylor 932 F.2d 1103 1991 1 United States
Jordan v. Sawyer 2 D.C. 373 1823 0 Freedom Petition United States
Western Land & Cattle Co. v. Hall 33 F. 236 1888 1 United States
Myers v. United States 272 U.S. 52 1926 1 United States
Crease v. Parker 1 D.C. 448 1807 0 Slave Contract Capacity United States