Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, Inc. v. Barry 918 F. Supp. 440 1996 1 United States
Great Northern Railway Co. v. United States 208 U.S. 452 1908 1 United States
Jackson ex dem. St. John v. Chew 25 U.S. 153 1827 1 United States
Watson v. McCabe 381 F. Supp. 1124 1974 1 United States
Ferrell v. Southern Financial, Inc. (In re Ferrell) 175 B.R. 222 1994 1 United States
Shell Oil Co. v. State Tire & Oil Co. 126 F.2d 971 1942 1 United States
Brent v. Chapman 9 U.S. 358 1809 1 United States
Joyner v. Browning 30 F. Supp. 512 1939 1 United States
Beard v. Roth 35 F. 397 1888 1 United States
Robinson v. Cathcart 2 D.C. 590 1852 1 United States
Robinson v. Cathcart 3 D.C. 377 1828 1 United States
Dobbins's Distillery v. United States 96 U.S. 395 1877 1 United States
Baring v. Fanning 2 F. Cas. 791 1826 1 United States
Laws v. Fleming 177 F. 450 1910 1 United States
Doyle-Kidd Dry Goods Co. v. Sadler-Lusk Trading Co. 206 F. 813 1913 1 United States
Bennett v. Sinclair Nav. Co. 33 F. Supp. 14 1940 1 United States
Morgan v. Huggins 42 F. 869 1890 1 United States
Wickham v. Dillon 29 F. Cas. 1142 1860 1 United States
Ladd ex rel. Montgomery v. Ladd 49 U.S. 10 1850 1 United States
Fanshawe v. Tracy 8 F. Cas. 997 1868 1 United States