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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Walter & Smith v. Hoffman & Johnson 2 D.C. 651 1826 0 United States
Terry v. Cook 866 F.2d 373 1989 1 United States
United States v. Clark 249 F. Supp. 720 1965 1 United States
Fernandina Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. v. Peters 283 F. 621 1922 1 United States
Chambers v. Anderson 58 F.2d 151 1932 1 United States
Henderson v. Wadsworth 115 U.S. 264 1885 1 United States
Gillespie v. W. A. Ransom Lumber Co. 234 F.2d 285 1956 1 United States
Bishop v. Bishop 257 F.2d 495 1958 1 United States
Merco Manufacturing, Inc. v. J. P. McMichael Construction Co. 372 F. Supp. 967 1974 1 United States
Shaw Constructors v. ICF Kaiser Engineers, Inc. 395 F.3d 533 2004 1 United States
Gravenberg v. Laws 100 F. 1 1900 1 United States
In re Nuckols 201 F. 437 1912 1 United States
Smallwood v. Worthington 2 D.C. 431 1823 0 United States
Ex parte Giberson 4 D.C. 503 1835 0 United States
The Thomas Gibbons 12 U.S. 421 1814 1 United States
Alice v. Mortè 2 D.C. 485 1824 0 United States
Vicksburg & Meridian Railroad v. O'Brien 119 U.S. 99 1886 1 United States
Bishop v. Bishop 3 V.I. 655 1958 1 United States
In re Hillebrand 49 F.2d 459 1930 1 United States
Runaways 4 D.C. 489 1834 0 United States