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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Fenwick v. Tooker 4 D.C. 641 1835 0 United States
Kennedy v. Purnell 5 D.C. 552 1839 0 United States
Smith v. Billing 3 D.C. 355 1828 0 United States
Whelan v. Corporation of Washington 3 D.C. 292 1828 0 United States
Hickerson v. United States 30 F. Cas. 1087 1856 0 United States
Gunnel v. Dade 1 D.C. 427 1807 0 United States
Boone's Executor v. Clarke 3 D.C. 389 1828 0 United States
Ross's Executors v. Holtzman 3 D.C. 391 1828 0 United States
Higgins v. Eaton 188 F. 938 1911 1 United States
Boyd v. Clark 8 F. 849 1881 1 United States
The Amiable Isabella 19 U.S. 1 1821 1 United States
Smith v. Kehr 22 F. Cas. 584 1872 1 United States
William v. Van Zandt 3 D.C. 55 1826 0 United States
Moore v. Jacobs 4 D.C. 312 1833 0 United States
United States v. City of Brookhaven 134 F.2d 442 1943 1 United States
In re A.M. Operating Corp., 32 B.R. 38 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 1983) 32 B.R. 38 1983 1 United States
The Fortuna 15 U.S. 161 1817 1 United States
The St. Nicholas 14 U.S. 417 1816 1 United States
Larkin v. United States 107 F. 697 1901 1 United States
Johnson v. Mason 3 D.C. 294 1828 0 United States