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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Ellis v. Davis 109 U.S. 485 1883 1 United States
Rose v. Himely 8 U.S. 241 1808 1 United States
Williams v. Armroyd 11 U.S. 423 1813 1 United States
The Hellig Olav 276 F. 556 1921 1 United States
United States v. St. Clair 62 F. Supp. 795 1945 1 United States
The Hellig Olav 282 F. 534 1922 1 United States
Crawford v. Neal 144 U.S. 585 1892 1 United States
Kansas City Soap Co. v. Illinois Cudahy Packing Co. 265 F. 108 1920 1 United States
Lane-Burslem v. Commissioner 72 T.C. 849 1979 1 United States
Dundee Mortgage & Trust Investment Co. v. Cooper 26 F. 665 1886 1 United States
Hinchman v. Consolidated Arizona Smelting Co. 198 F. 907 1912 1 United States
Johnson v. Commissioner 7 B.T.A. 820 1927 1 United States
Foret v. Mathes 159 F. 128 1908 1 United States
Land Trust of Indianapolis v. Hoffman 57 F. 333 1893 1 United States
McGregor v. McGregor 201 F.2d 528 1953 1 United States
Higgins v. Eaton 188 F. 938 1911 1 United States
Behl v. Commissioner 7 T.C. 1473 1946 1 United States
Merideth v. United States 327 F. Supp. 429 1970 1 United States
Grissom v. Sternberger 10 F.2d 764 1926 1 United States
Hume v. Laurel Hill Cemetery 142 F. 552 1905 1 United States