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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Gaussen v. United States 97 U.S. 584 1878 1 United States
Turner v. Yates 57 U.S. 14 1853 1 United States
United States v. Sutton 426 F.2d 1202 1969 1 United States
Ballantine v. Ballantine 152 F. 775 1907 1 United States
Watson v. Huntington 215 F. 472 1914 1 United States
Matanuska Valley Lines, Inc. v. Neal 17 Alaska 425 1957 1 United States
Behnke v. Geib 169 F. Supp. 647 1959 1 United States
Merchants Mortgage Co. v. Bogan 434 F.2d 490 1970 1 United States
In re Watson 15 F. 511 1882 1 United States
Foster v. Carlin 200 F.2d 943 1952 1 United States
Fleet National Bank v. H&D Entertainment, Inc. 96 F.3d 532 1996 1 United States
Bank of Washington v. Neale 4 D.C. 627 1835 1 United States
Peters v. Bain 133 U.S. 670 1890 1 United States
Thomas v. United States 121 F.2d 905 1941 1 United States
Noyes v. Parker 92 F.2d 562 1937 1 United States
Williams v. North Carolina 325 U.S. 226 1945 1 United States
Talley v. Curtain 54 F. 43 1893 1 United States
H. A. Levanne Co. v. Katz 156 F. Supp. 636 1957 1 United States
Mexican Cent. Ry. Co. v. Glover 107 F. 356 1901 1 United States
Fletcher v. Fuller 120 U.S. 534 1887 1 United States