Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
England v. Witherspoon 2 N.C. 414 1796 0 Sales North Carolina
Parker v. Phillips 2 N.C. 519 1796 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Whitbie's Administrators v. Frazier 2 N.C. 317 1796 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Hodges v. Blount 2 N.C. 478 1796 0 Sales North Carolina
Alston v. Taylor 2 N.C. 439 1796 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Knight v. Thomas 2 N.C. 333 1796 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Elliott v. Richards 1 Del. Cas. 87 1796 0 Debt repayment, asked the exclusion of 4 enslaved individuals Delaware
Pearpoint v. Henry 2 Va. 192 1796 0 Action of trover and conversion SC of Appeals VA
Solomon Walker's Administrators v. Hawkins 2 N.C. 458 1796 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Phillis v. Lewis 1 Del. Cas. 417 1796 0 Petition for freedom; Granted Delaware
Mary v. Vestry of William & Mary's Parish 3 Md. 501 1796 0 Maryland
Geer v. Huntington 2 Root 364 1796 0 Declaration of freedom Connecticut
Jemima v. Ross 1 Del. Cas. 119 1796 0 Petition for freedom: Granted Delaware
Charles v. Cochran 2 Del. Cas. 51 1796 0 Petition for freedom denied Delaware
Higgins v. Allen 3 Md. 504 1796 0 0 Maryland
Johnson v. Courts 3 Md. 510 1796 0 Maryland
Jacobs v. Aydelot 1 Del. Cas. 411 1796 0 Action of trover; Change of venue Delaware
Raymer & Beatty v. Sim 3 Md. 451 1796 0 Maryland
Evans v. Kennedy 2 N.C. 487 1796 0 Suit for freedom North Carolina
Fairclaim v. Guthrie 5 Va. 7 1797 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA