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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Skinner v. Fleet 14 Johns. 263 1817 0 Recovery for slave SC of New York
Freeny v. McCally 2 Del. Cas. 315 1817 0 Petition for freedom Delaware
Bolling v. Bolling 19 Va. 334 1817 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Jones v. Gale's Curatrix 4 Mart. (o.s.) 635 1817 0 Sales, debts, novation, mortgages, evidence, successions Louisiana
Foster v. Dupre 5 Mart. (o.s.) 6 1817 0 Property, libel, seizure, contracts, assumption, consideration, damages, torts Louisiana
Wright v. Fisher 2 Del. Cas. 322 1817 0 Whether a receipt can prove a person owns an enslaved person; No Delaware
Moore v. Rider 2 Del. Cas. 324 1817 0 Estate issue of the continuation of passing on enslaved individuals from 20 years ago Delaware
King v. Hill 4 N.C. 211 1817 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Lavery v. Woodland 2 Del. Cas. 299 1817 0 Action of trover Delaware
Perry v. Perry 4 N.C. 184 1817 0 Descent & distribution North Carolina
Gaither v. Mumford 4 N.C. 167 1817 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Bayon v. Tricou 5 Mart. (o.s.) 1 1817 0 Property, sales, recission Louisiana
Stockdale v. Escaut 4 Mart. (o.s.) 564 1817 0 Sales, evidence, parol evidence, property Louisiana
Duncan v. Cevallos' Ex'rs 4 Mart. (o.s.) 571 1817 0 Sales, fraud, redhibition, runaway enslaved person, evidence, witness testimony, recission Louisiana
Travis v. Claiborne 19 Va. 435 1817 0 Agency ? SC of Appeals VA
Dust v. Conrod 19 Va. 411 1817 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Seville v. Chretien 5 Mart. (o.s.) 275 1817 0 Freedom suit, emancipation, res judicata, witness testimony, Louisiana
South v. Solomon 20 Va. 12 1817 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Trudeau's Ex'r. v. Robinette 4 Mart. (o.s.) 577 1817 0 Successions, emancipation, sales, freedom suit, property, evidence Louisiana
Administrator de bonis non of M'Ilwinny v. Carraway 4 N.C. 194 1817 0 Action of debt North Carolina