Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Jemima v. Ross 1 Del. Cas. 119 1796 0 Petition for freedom: Granted Delaware
Solomon Walker's Administrators v. Hawkins 2 N.C. 458 1796 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Davenport v. Mason 2 Va. 200 1796 1 Virginia
England v. Witherspoon 2 N.C. 414 1796 0 Sales North Carolina
Parker v. Phillips 2 N.C. 519 1796 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Eaves v. Ex'r of Starkey 1 N.C. 45 1796 0 Accounts North Carolina
Murfree v. Redding 2 N.C. 318 1796 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Alston v. Taylor 2 N.C. 439 1796 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Arnold v. Bell 2 N.C. 456 1796 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Young v. Skipwith 2 Va. 300 1796 1 Virginia
Lee v. Tapscott 2 Va. 276 1796 1 Virginia
Higgins v. Allen 3 Md. 504 1796 0 0 Maryland
Evans v. Kennedy 2 N.C. 487 1796 0 Suit for freedom North Carolina
Elliott v. Richards 1 Del. Cas. 87 1796 0 Debt repayment, asked the exclusion of 4 enslaved individuals Delaware
Cox v. Dove 1 N.C. 43 1796 0 Action of trespass North Carolina
Pearpoint v. Henry 2 Va. 192 1796 0 Action of trover and conversion SC of Appeals VA
Mackie's Executor v. Davis 2 Va. 716 1796 1 Virginia
State v. Johnston 2 N.C. 338 1796 0 Sheriff's sales North Carolina
Geer v. Huntington 2 Root 364 1796 0 Declaration of freedom Connecticut
Queen v. Ashton 3 Md. 439 1796 0 Maryland