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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Adams v. Roberts 43 U.S. 486 1844 1 United States
Johnson v. Harmon 94 U.S. 371 1876 1 United States
United States v. Sutton 426 F.2d 1202 1969 1 United States
Maxwell v. Kennedy 49 U.S. 210 1850 1 United States
Reed v. Dingess 56 F. 171 1893 1 United States
Heath v. Jones 168 F.2d 460 1948 1 United States
Means v. Dowd 128 U.S. 273 1888 1 United States
American Surety Co. of New York v. Cove Irr. Dist. 24 F.2d 18 1928 1 United States
In re Haslett 116 F. 680 1902 1 United States
Ætna Life Ins. v. Hoppin 214 F. 930 1914 1 United States
Finley v. Abner 129 F. 734 1904 1 United States
Watson v. Huntington 215 F. 472 1914 1 United States
Ballantine v. Ballantine 152 F. 775 1907 1 United States
In re Engram 156 F. Supp. 342 1957 1 United States
Rumford Chemical Works v. Finnie 20 F. Cas. 1337 1879 1 United States
Blackburn v. Selma R. 3 F. 689 1880 1 United States
Reed v. Alabama & G. Iron Co. 107 F. 586 1901 1 United States
White v. Ewing 69 F. 451 1895 1 United States
Alger v. Anderson 92 F. 696 1899 1 United States
Mutual Life Insurance v. Hurni Packing Co. 263 U.S. 167 1923 1 United States