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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Cotharin v. Davis 15 D.C. 146 1885 1 District of Columbia
Newman v. United States ex rel. Frizzell 43 App. D.C. 53 1915 1 District of Columbia
Cronan v. Cronan 46 App. D.C. 343 1917 1 District of Columbia
Clark v. Krause 17 D.C. 108 1887 1 District of Columbia
Snowden v. United States 2 App. D.C. 89 1893 1 District of Columbia
In re Manville 494 A.2d 1289 1985 1 District of Columbia
Murphy v. Internal Revenue Service 373 U.S. App. D.C. 143 2006 1 District of Columbia
Smith v. Jackson 48 App. D.C. 565 1919 1 District of Columbia
Commercial National Bank v. Consumers’ Brewing Co. 16 App. D.C. 186 1900 1 District of Columbia
Hayes v. Huddleson 40 App. D.C. 183 1913 1 District of Columbia
Mason v. Jones 7 D.C. 247 1848 1 District of Columbia
First National Bank v. Morsell 8 D.C. 155 1873 1 District of Columbia
Lehman v. District of Columbia 19 App. D.C. 217 1902 1 District of Columbia
Wiard v. Semken 19 D.C. 475 1891 1 District of Columbia
Mason v. Jones 1 Hay. & Haz. 329 1848 1 District of Columbia
Petties v. District of Columbia 343 U.S. App. D.C. 297 2000 1 District of Columbia
Holcomb v. Wright 5 App. D.C. 76 1895 1 District of Columbia
Sullivan v. District of Columbia 19 App. D.C. 210 1902 1 District of Columbia
Faul v. Hulick 18 App. D.C. 9 1901 1 District of Columbia
Campbell v. Dexter 17 D.C. App. 454 1901 1 District of Columbia