Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Ingles v. Donaldson 3 N.C. 57 1798 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Cabell v. Hardwick 5 Va. 345 1798 1 Virginia
Brewer v. Opie 5 Va. 212 1798 1 Virginia
Barrett & Co. v. Tazewell 5 Va. 215 1798 1 Virginia
Graves v. M'Call 5 Va. 414 1798 1 Virginia
Blount v. Mitchell 1 N.C. 131 1798 0 Action of trespass North Carolina
Duvall v. Wells 4 H. & McH. 163 1798 0 Maryland
State v. Loadnum 2 Del. Cas. 240 1798 0 Indictment for murder of his enslaved man; guilty for manslaughter Delaware
Anonymous 1 N.C. 146 1798 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Anonymous 3 N.C. 73 1798 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Withrington v. Williams 3 N.C. 64 1798 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Blount v. Mitchell 3 N.C. 65 1798 0 Action of trespass North Carolina
Mahoney v. Ashton 4 H. & McH. 210 1798 0 Maryland
State v. Millis 2 Del. Cas. 238 1798 0 Indictment of a constable for holding an enslaved man after a fight Delaware
Cager v. White 1 Del. Cas. 181 1798 0 Petition for freedom: Granted Delaware
Preston v. Auditor of Public Accounts 5 Va. 471 1798 1 Virginia
Lowe v. Gist 5 H. & J. 106 1798 0 Maryland
Witherington v. Williams 1 N.C. 134 1798 0 Action of trover North Carolina
C. Dorsey's Ex'rs. v. E. Dorsey's Admr. 4 H. & McH. 231 1798 0 Maryland
Glasscock v. Smither & Hunt 5 Va. 479 1798 1 Virginia