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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Lemmon v. People 20 N.Y. 562 1859 0 Recovery for slaves Court of Appeals of New York
Seguine v. Seguine 4 Abb. Ct. App. 191 1867 0 Will & Trust Court of Appeals of New York
Vanderzee v. Vanderzee 36 N.Y. 231 1867 0 Will & Trust Court of Appeals of New York
People ex rel. Hoyt v. Commissioners of Taxes 9 N.Y. 224 1861 0 Taxation of New York resident with slaves in another state? Court of Appeals of New York
Harris v. Moody 30 N.Y. 266 1864 0 Insurance policy including slaves Court of Appeals of New York
President of the Veazie Bank v. Fenno 38 How. Pr. 147 1869 0 Added value to estate due to slaves Court of Appeals of New York
Grant v. Johnson 5 N.Y. 247 1851 0 Insurance Policy Court of Appeals of New York
Cowperthwaite v. Jones 2 U.S. 55 1790 0 de homine replidgiando Court of Common Pleas of PA., Philadelphia County
State v. Griffin 3 Del. 560 1840 0 Transportation of an enslaved person out of state Delaware
Bellach v. Gabb 2 Del. Cas. 231 1805 0 Qui tam action for illegal expotation; $100 Delaware
Gray v. Hall 1 Del. Cas. 139 1797 0 Issue of funding of enslaved individuals in a will Delaware
State v. Anthony 2 Del. Cas. 248 1802 0 Manslaughter charge; not gulty Delaware
Freeny v. McCally 2 Del. Cas. 315 1817 0 Petition for freedom Delaware
Morris v. Cannon 1 Del. 220 1833 0 No replevin to a free man; issue of whether if a person was enslaved or an indentured servant Delaware
Phillips v. Short 2 Del. 339 1838 0 Order of replevin to the proper descendant after a lufe estate Delaware
Taylor v. Horsey 5 Del. 131 1849 0 Trover of an enslaved individual Delaware
Handy v. Clark 9 Del. 16 1869 0 Ability to recover damages for failed wages when "voluntarily" enslaved; right for her to testify Delaware
State v. Jefferson 3 Del. 571 1842 0 Murder trial Delaware
Morris v. Spier 2 Del. Cas. 23 1807 0 Character of an enslaved man not relevant to the extension of his enslavement Delaware
Shawn v. Bishop 2 Del. Cas. 208 1804 0 Payment due due to failure to pay plaintiff for purchase of an enslaved individual Delaware