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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Collins v. Hall 1 Del. Cas. 326 1793 0 Denial of a free man in MD and declared as enslaved in DE Delaware
William H. Davis' Case 1 Del. 17 1832 0 Denial of a petition for freedom Delaware
Jones v. Wootten 1 Del. 77 1832 0 Determining whether a person was enslaved Delaware
Paris v. Wilmington Med. Ctr. Inc. No. CIV. A. 80C-NO-14, 1987 WL 9065, at *1–2 (Del. Super. Ct. Feb. 13, 1987) 1987 1 dram shop Delaware
Stafford v. Richards 1 Del. Cas. 66 1795 0 Enslaved man who carried out stealing of money for his owner Delaware
Clayton v. Solomon Banks 1 Del. Cas. 520 1814 0 Escaped enslaved man returned to serve rest of his servitude Delaware
Moore v. Rider 2 Del. Cas. 324 1817 0 Estate issue of the continuation of passing on enslaved individuals from 20 years ago Delaware
Burrows v. Truitt 1 Del. Cas. 613 1818 0 Failure to pay for a transferred enslaved person Delaware
Clayton v. Mitchell 2 Del. Cas. 532 1820 0 Failure to pay for a transferred enslaved person Delaware
Trustees of the Poor v. Hall 3 Del. 322 1841 0 Failure to provide funding for an enslaved indivudual and if defendant was liable Delaware
State v. Absolom 2 Del. Cas. 32 1808 0 Free man who was deemed enslaved after he committed larceny Delaware
Allen v. Sarah 2 Del. 434 1838 0 Granting of freedom after an illegal exportation Delaware
Anderson v. Thoroughgood 5 Del. 199 1849 0 Grant of freedom after illegal exportation Delaware
Burton v. Cannon 2 Del. Cas. 30 1807 0 Grant of freedom after line of exchange was interrupted Delaware
State v. Blackiston 2 Del. Cas. 229 1805 0 Illegal exportation; fined $10 Delaware
State v. Hudson 2 Del. Cas. 28 1797 0 Indictment for assault and battery on an enslaved man by a deputized man Delaware
State v. Jarvis 2 Del. Cas. 232 1805 0 Indictment for assault, battery, and false imrpisonment of an enslaved man Delaware
State v. Crocker 2 Del. Cas. 150 1801 0 Indictment for felony stealing of goods; Guilty Delaware
State v. Parrimore 2 Del. Cas. 124 1799 0 Indictment for kidnapping and selling an enslaved man Delaware
State v. Tindal 2 Del. Cas. 169 1802 0 Indictment for kidnapping an enslaved person; not guilty Delaware