Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Geer v. Huntington 2 Root 364 1796 0 Declaration of freedom Connecticut
Pearpoint v. Henry 2 Va. 192 1796 0 Action of trover and conversion SC of Appeals VA
Davenport v. Mason 2 Va. 200 1796 1 Virginia
Evans v. Kennedy 2 N.C. 487 1796 0 Suit for freedom North Carolina
Jemima v. Ross 1 Del. Cas. 119 1796 0 Petition for freedom: Granted Delaware
Johnson v. Courts 3 Md. 510 1796 0 Maryland
Cox v. Dove 1 N.C. 43 1796 0 Action of trespass North Carolina
Raymer & Beatty v. Sim 3 Md. 451 1796 0 Maryland
Mackie's Executor v. Davis 2 Va. 716 1796 1 Virginia
Young v. Skipwith 2 Va. 300 1796 1 Virginia
Higgins v. Allen 3 Md. 504 1796 0 0 Maryland
Downman v. Chinn Executor of Downman 2 Va. 189 1796 1 Virginia
Alston v. Taylor 2 N.C. 439 1796 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Harrison v. Hunter 2 Del. Cas. 76 1797 0 Qui tam action for the returning of an enslaved man Delaware
Gibson v. Fristoe 5 Va. 62 1797 1 Virginia
Drew v. Anderson 5 Va. 51 1797 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Gray v. Hall 1 Del. Cas. 139 1797 0 Issue of funding of enslaved individuals in a will Delaware
Craik's Administrators v. Clark 3 N.C. 22 1797 0 Mortgages North Carolina
Campbell v. Digges 4 H. & McH. 12 1797 0 Maryland
State v. George 2 Del. Cas. 88 1797 0 Indictment for rape; Not guilty Delaware