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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Ingram v. Gaskins 3 Del. Cas. 25 1822 0 Qui tam action against a man who illegally exported an enslaved individual Delaware
Borroughs v. Broxon 3 Del. Cas. 217 1829 0 Transferance of enslaved individuals to the proper descendant Delaware
William H. Davis' Case 1 Del. 17 1832 0 Denial of a petition for freedom Delaware
Jones v. Wootten 1 Del. 77 1832 0 Determining whether a person was enslaved Delaware
Walter v. Miller 1 Del. 7 1832 0 Act of trover of 4 enslaved individuals Delaware
Lockwood v. Burton 1 Del. 138 1833 0 Replevin of an enslaved person to either defendant or plaintiff Delaware
Eaves v. King 1 Del. 141 1833 0 Petition of replevin and dismisaal due to the freedom of a woman and two kids 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
Carlisle v. Fleming 1 Del. 421 1834 1 Delaware
Roach v. Lessee of Martin 1 Del. 548 1835 1 Delaware
Doe v. Roe 1 Del. 477 1835 1 Delaware
Phillips v. Short 2 Del. 339 1838 0 Order of replevin to the proper descendant after a lufe estate Delaware
Tindal v. Hudson 2 Del. 441 1838 0 A father, who was a free man, could not own his son Delaware
In re Hannah 2 Del. 365 1838 0 Order of funeral payment for a former enslaved person by the descendant's of the deceased previous owner Delaware
Allen v. Sarah 2 Del. 434 1838 0 Granting of freedom after an illegal exportation Delaware
Smith v. Milman 2 Del. 497 1839 0 Issue of an enslaved individual owner since the birth of a first child was promised to another but the firstborn was stillborn Delaware
Prettyman v. Dean 2 Del. 494 1839 0 Order of replevin of two enslaved individuals Delaware
State v. Griffin 3 Del. 560 1840 0 Transportation of an enslaved person out of state Delaware
Wilson v. Waples 3 Del. 270 1840 0 A father, who was a free man, could not own his son Delaware
Potts ex rel. Potts v. Carls 3 Del. 86 1840 0 Procedural issue with a petition of freedom Delaware