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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Smith 2 Del. Cas. 164 1802 0 Indictment for larceny and whether enslave dmen could own property; No property; guilty and sentenced to lashing Delaware
State v. Millis 2 Del. Cas. 238 1798 0 Indictment of a constable for holding an enslaved man after a fight Delaware
Richards v. Swan 7 Gill 366 1848 0 Maryland
Hargis v. Sebastian 1 Del. Cas. 274 1800 0 Qui tam acytion for exportation of three enslaved individuals; for defendant Delaware
Cager v. White 1 Del. Cas. 181 1798 0 Petition for freedom: Granted Delaware
Draper v. Freeny 1 Del. Cas. 248 1799 0 Petition for freedom; Granted Delaware
Pool v. Harrison 18 Ala. 514 1850 0 Detinue Alabama
London v. Hudson 1 Del. Cas. 317 1801 0 Petition for freedom Delaware
State v. George 1 Del. Cas. 161 1797 0 Indictment for rape; Not guilty due to alibi Delaware
Charles v. Cochran 2 Del. Cas. 51 1796 0 Petition for freedom denied Delaware
Murphy v. Barefield 27 Ala. 634 1855 0 Contract Dispute over Mortgage of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Negro v. Richards 1 Del. Cas. 31 1794 0 Summons for freedom; ruled enslaved people must continue until trial Delaware
Jacobs v. Aydelot 1 Del. Cas. 411 1796 0 Action of trover; Change of venue Delaware
Phillis v. Lewis 1 Del. Cas. 417 1796 0 Petition for freedom; Granted Delaware
Isaac v. Ferguson 1 Del. Cas. 49 1794 0 Petition for freedom; Granted Delaware
Burton v. Hearn 1 Del. Cas. 78 1795 0 Money for illegal transportation of another's enslaved individual Delaware
Elliott v. Richards 1 Del. Cas. 87 1796 0 Debt repayment, asked the exclusion of 4 enslaved individuals Delaware
Collins v. Hall 1 Del. Cas. 8 1793 0 Issue as above, but case where an attorney was absent Delaware
Machem v. Machem 28 Ala. 374 1856 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Hardin v. Brown 27 Ga. 314 1859 0 Promissory note for slave Supreme Court of Georgia