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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Merriam v. United States 282 F. 851 1922 1 United States
Barritt v. Tomlinson 129 F. Supp. 642 1955 1 United States
Ewing v. Rountree 228 F. Supp. 137 1964 1 United States
Ewing v. Rountree 346 F.2d 471 1965 1 United States
Estate of Vissering v. Commissioner 96 T.C. 749 1991 1 United States
United States v. Blue Dolphin Associates, Inc. 620 F. Supp. 463 1985 1 United States
State of Louisiana v. United States 22 Ct. Cl. 284 1887 1 United States
Dowell v. Applegate 15 F. 419 1883 1 United States
Allen v. Massey 1 F. Cas. 504 1870 1 United States
In re Hammett 286 F. 392 1923 1 United States
Fontaine v. McNab 154 U.S. 652 1880 1 United States
Palais v. Dejarnette 145 F.2d 953 1944 1 United States
Fechheimer v. Baum 43 F. 719 1890 1 United States
Synthetic Industries, Inc. v. Whitlock, Inc. 439 F. Supp. 1297 1977 1 United States
Tilghman v. Tilghman 23 F. Cas. 1243 1832 1 United States
McKenzie v. Cowing 16 F. Cas. 202 1834 1 United States
In re Braten Apparel Corp. 21 B.R. 239 1982 1 United States
Sires v. Luke 544 F. Supp. 1155 1982 1 United States
In re Gurley 215 B.R. 703 1997 1 United States
Keely v. Weir 38 F. 291 1889 1 United States