Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Shelton v. Barbour 2 Va. 64 1795 0 Action of trespass, assault and battery, & false imprisonment SC of Appeals VA
Executors of - v. Oldlham 2 N.C. 190 1795 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Evans v. Evans 1 Del. Cas. 76 1795 0 Order of replevin of an enslaved man after a dispute of a will Delaware
Burton v. Hearn 1 Del. Cas. 78 1795 0 Money for illegal transportation of another's enslaved individual Delaware
Garner v. Executors of Garner 1 S.C. Eq. 437 1795 0 Wills & Estates South Carolina
Whetcroft v. Dorsey 3 Md. 357 1795 0 Maryland
Respublica v. Richards 2 U.S. 224 1795 0 Criminal Abduction of Freedmen Pennsylvania
Brock v. Philips 2 Va. 68 1795 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Starr v. Starr 2 Root 303 1795 0 Will & Trust Connecticut
Respublica v. Richards 1 Yeates 480 1795 0 Indictment for failure to abide by gradual abolition SC of PA.
- v. Arrington 2 N.C. 189 1795 0 Descent & distribution North Carolina
Mary v. Vestry of William & Mary's Parish 3 Md. 501 1796 0 Maryland
Phillis v. Lewis 1 Del. Cas. 417 1796 0 Petition for freedom; Granted Delaware
Elliott v. Richards 1 Del. Cas. 87 1796 0 Debt repayment, asked the exclusion of 4 enslaved individuals Delaware
Knight v. Thomas 2 N.C. 333 1796 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Solomon Walker's Administrators v. Hawkins 2 N.C. 458 1796 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Jacobs v. Aydelot 1 Del. Cas. 411 1796 0 Action of trover; Change of venue Delaware
Alston v. Taylor 2 N.C. 439 1796 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Murfree v. Redding 2 N.C. 318 1796 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Geer v. Huntington 2 Root 364 1796 0 Declaration of freedom Connecticut