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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
United States v. Helriggle 3 D.C. 179 1827 1 United States
Western Union Telegraph Co. v. United States & Mexican Trust Co. 221 F. 545 1915 1 United States
United States v. Oates 5 Alaska Fed. 677 1932 1 United States
United States v. Oates 61 F.2d 536 1932 1 United States
People ex rel. New York Electric Lines Co. v. Squire 145 U.S. 175 1892 1 United States
Owens v. Wilkinson 20 App. D.C. 51 1902 1 District of Columbia
Fox v. Ohio 46 U.S. 410 1847 1 United States
United States v. Carr 25 F. Cas. 302 1823 1 United States
United States v. Exploration Co. 225 F. 854 1915 1 United States
United States v. Richard 27 F. Cas. 798 1823 1 United States
Brown v. Fletcher’s Estate 210 U.S. 82 1908 1 United States
Leisy v. Hardin 135 U.S. 100 1890 1 United States
Van Ooteghem v. Gray 628 F.2d 488 1980 1 United States
Lankenau v. Coggeshall & Hicks 350 F.2d 61 1965 1 United States
T & B Scottdale Contractors, Inc. v. United States 815 F.2d 1425 1987 1 United States
Western Pac. R.R. Corp. v. Western Pac. R. Co. 197 F.2d 994 1951 1 United States
In re Neagle 135 U.S. 1 1890 1 United States
Pabellon v. Grace Line, Inc. 191 F.2d 169 1951 1 United States
Wickham v. Dillon 29 F. Cas. 1142 1860 1 United States
Ex parte Grossman 267 U.S. 87 1925 1 United States