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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Robinson v. Cathcart 3 D.C. 377 1828 1 United States
Robinson v. Cathcart 2 D.C. 590 1852 1 United States
Friedman v. United States 364 F. Supp. 484 1973 1 United States
Aspden v. Nixon 45 U.S. 467 1846 1 United States
Meyer v. Citizens & Southern National Bank 677 F. Supp. 1196 1988 1 United States
In re Watson 15 F. 511 1882 1 United States
Palais v. Dejarnette 145 F.2d 953 1944 1 United States
Idaho v. Coeur d’Alene Tribe 521 U.S. 261 1997 1 United States
Campbell v. Porter 162 U.S. 478 1896 1 United States
Wessinger v. Spivey (In re Galbreath) 475 B.R. 749 2003 1 United States
Chattanooga Foundry & Pipe Works v. City of Atlanta 203 U.S. 390 1906 1 United States
Primeau v. Granfield 184 F. 480 1911 1 United States
Synthetic Industries, Inc. v. Whitlock, Inc. 439 F. Supp. 1297 1977 1 United States
Finley v. Abner 129 F. 734 1904 1 United States
Newfound Management Corp. v. Lewis 37 V.I. 612 1997 1 United States
McKinnon v. McKinnon 46 F. 713 1891 1 United States
Pulliam v. Pulliam 10 F. 23 1879 1 United States
Jackson ex dem. St. John v. Chew 25 U.S. 153 1827 1 United States
Heath v. Jones 168 F.2d 460 1948 1 United States
McKinnon v. McKinnon 56 F. 409 1893 1 United States