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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
State v. Loadnum 2 Del. Cas. 240 1798 0 Indictment for murder of his enslaved man; guilty for manslaughter Delaware
Sutton's Will 2 Del. Cas. 364 1817 0 Will of an enslaved woman; not at issue in the case Delaware
Burrows v. Truitt 1 Del. Cas. 613 1818 0 Failure to pay for a transferred enslaved person Delaware
Wilson v. George 1 Del. Cas. 632 1818 0 Petition for freedom denied Delaware
Waples v. Aydelot 2 Del. Cas. 385 1818 0 Will transferance of enslaved individuals to children, grandchildren, and charity Delaware
Collins v. Bilderback 5 Del. 133 1849 0 Transportation of an enslaved person out of state Delaware
Bridges v. Tunnel 2 Del. Cas. 451 1818 0 Action against a man over whether he knowingly sold a woman to a man who would export her Delaware
State v. Parrimore 2 Del. Cas. 124 1799 0 Indictment for kidnapping and selling an enslaved man Delaware
Wilson v. Waples 3 Del. 270 1840 0 A father, who was a free man, could not own his son Delaware
London v. Hudson 2 Del. Cas. 141 1801 0 Petition for freedom; ruled incomplete ad denied but allowed time Delaware
Allen v. Sarah 2 Del. 434 1838 0 Granting of freedom after an illegal exportation Delaware
Lockwood v. Burton 1 Del. 138 1833 0 Replevin of an enslaved person to either defendant or plaintiff Delaware
Elliott v. Twilley 5 Del. 192 1849 0 Petition for freedom since granted a term not "for life" Delaware
State v. Absolom 2 Del. Cas. 32 1808 0 Free man who was deemed enslaved after he committed larceny Delaware
Burton v. Burton 4 Del. 38 1843 0 Replevin to which individual in a will Delaware
Vandegrift v. Page 5 Del. 439 1854 0 An trial over whether an enslaved person was being illegally transferred Delaware
Cannon ex rel. Cannon v. Stuart 8 Del. 223 1866 0 Petition for freedom Delaware
Doe v. Prettyman 6 Del. 334 1857 0 Replevin of land that involves and enslaved man Delaware
State v. Adams 2 Del. Cas. 190 1803 0 Indictment for kidnapping an enslaved woman Delaware
Evans v. Evans 1 Del. Cas. 76 1795 0 Order of replevin of an enslaved man after a dispute of a will Delaware