Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Gibson v. Fristoe 5 Va. 62 1797 1 Virginia
Respublica v. Blackmore 2 Yeates 234 1797 0 Faulty registration of slave SC of PA.
Concklin v. The Harmony 6 F. Cas. 259 1797 0 Services rendered by slave? District Court, D. New York
Baird v. Rice 5 Va. 18 1797 1 Virginia
Grymes v. Pendleton 5 Va. 54 1797 1 Virginia
Davies v. Miller 5 Va. 127 1797 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Fairclaim v. Guthrie 5 Va. 7 1797 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Galbraith v. Whyte 2 N.C. 535 1797 1 North Carolina
Levi v. Bar 1 Del. Cas. 120 1797 0 Petition for freedom; Denied Delaware
Britol v. Dickerson's Administrators 1 Del. Cas. 148 1797 0 Petition for freedom; Granted Delaware
Drew v. Anderson 5 Va. 51 1797 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Maxwell v. Light 5 Va. 117 1797 1 Virginia
Graves v. M'Call 5 Va. 414 1798 1 Virginia
State v. Pompey 2 Del. Cas. 113 1798 0 Indictment for manslaughter; guilty and valued at $200 Delaware
Brewer v. Opie 5 Va. 212 1798 1 Virginia
Cabell v. Hardwick 5 Va. 345 1798 1 Virginia
Booker's Exrs. v. M'Roberts 5 Va. 243 1798 1 Virginia
State v. Millis 2 Del. Cas. 238 1798 0 Indictment of a constable for holding an enslaved man after a fight Delaware
State v. Loadnum 2 Del. Cas. 240 1798 0 Indictment for murder of his enslaved man; guilty for manslaughter Delaware
Maupin v. Whiting 5 Va. 224 1798 1 Virginia