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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Daggs v. Frazer 6 F. Cas. 1112 1849 0 United States
Semmes v. Sherburne 2 D.C. 637 1825 0 Trover United States
United States ex rel. Garland v. Morris 26 F. Cas. 1318 1854 0 United States
Micou v. National Bank 104 U.S. 530 1881 0 United States
United States v. Rycraft 27 F. Cas. 918 1824 0 United States
Ex parte Ben 1 D.C. 532 1809 0 Habeus Corpus United States
Jerby v. One Hundred & Ninety-Four Slaves 13 F. Cas. 550 1806 0 United States
Moore v. People 55 U.S. 13 1852 0 United States
Carey v. Corporation of Washington 5 D.C. 13 1836 0 Municipal Corporations/Municpal Law United States
United States v. Farrell 5 D.C. 311 1837 0 Witnesses United States
Giltner v. Gorham 10 F. Cas. 424 1848 0 United States
Samuel v. Childs 4 D.C. 189 1831 0 Manumission/witnesses United States
Somboy v. Loring 2 D.C. 318 1822 0 Trespass vi et armis United States
Matilda v. Mason & Moore 2 D.C. 343 1822 0 Freedom Petition United States
Fanny v. Kell 8 F. Cas. 995 1823 0 Contracts, Birth Status. United States
Smallwood v. Worthington 2 D.C. 431 1823 0 Parol Evidence United States
United States v. Butler 1 D.C. 373 1806 0 Battery of a slave United States
Alice v. Mortè 2 D.C. 485 1824 0 Lost Items United States
United States v. Rhodes 1 D.C. 447 1807 0 Witnesses/Evidence United States
Scott v. Sandford 60 U.S. 393 1856 0 Freedom suit United States