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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Borroughs v. Broxon 3 Del. Cas. 217 1829 0 Transferance of enslaved individuals to the proper descendant Delaware
Patton v. Jones 3 Del. Cas. 11 1822 0 Replevein to either decendant's estate or another individual Delaware
Potts ex rel. Potts v. Carls 3 Del. 86 1840 0 Procedural issue with a petition of freedom Delaware
State v. Jefferson 3 Del. 571 1842 0 Murder trial Delaware
State v. Griffin 3 Del. 560 1840 0 Transportation of an enslaved person out of state Delaware
Lessee of Conoway v. Piper 3 Del. 482 1842 0 Transferance of two enslaved individual to two different children Delaware
Trustees of the Poor v. Hall 3 Del. 322 1841 0 Failure to provide funding for an enslaved indivudual and if defendant was liable Delaware
Wilson v. Waples 3 Del. 270 1840 0 A father, who was a free man, could not own his son Delaware
Chase v. Maberry 3 Del. 266 1840 0 Civil trial for damages on releasing an enslaved person on the run Delaware
Mitchell v. Wilson 3 D.C. 92 1827 0 Replevin United States
United States v. Gray 3 D.C. 681 1829 0 Witness Competecnce / testimony United States
Beall v. Beck 3 D.C. 666 1829 0 Replevin United States
Maria v. White 3 D.C. 663 1829 0 Freedom Suit/ Petition (by reason of importation) United States
Smith v. Parker 3 D.C. 654 1829 0 Contracts United States
United States v. Williams 3 D.C. 65 1826 0 Aiding and Abedding escase of a female slave. United States
Scott's Executor v. Auld 3 D.C. 647 1829 0 Detinue /parol evidence United States
Butler v. Duvall 3 D.C. 611 1829 0 Freedom Petition United States
Wigle v. Kirby's Executor 3 D.C. 597 1829 0 Wills/ Freedom suit/ manumission United States
William v. Van Zandt 3 D.C. 55 1826 0 Freedom Petition United States
Pipsico v. Bontz 3 D.C. 425 1829 0 Evidence United States