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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Redden v. Spruance 4 Del. 265 1845 0 Clarification on a trial of a person who transported an enslaved person Delaware
Dulany v. Green 4 Del. 285 1845 0 Whether a previous owner freed enslaved individuals upon death or not Delaware
Burton v. Burton 4 Del. 38 1843 0 Replevin to which individual in a will Delaware
State v. Burris 4 Del. 582 1847 0 Trail against man transpoting enslaved individuals Delaware
Wingate v. Parsons 4 Del. Ch. 117 1871 1 Delaware
Wilds v. Attix 4 Del. Ch. 253 1871 1 Delaware
Harker v. Reilly 4 Del. Ch. 72 1871 1 Delaware
McBane v. Central-Penn National Bank of Philadelphia 50 Del. 130 1956 1 Delaware
Nelson v. State 50 Del. 96 1956 1 Delaware
Mitchell v. Delaware Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission 56 Del. 260 1963 1 Delaware
Taylor v. Horsey 5 Del. 131 1849 0 Trover of an enslaved individual Delaware
Collins v. Bilderback 5 Del. 133 1849 0 Transportation of an enslaved person out of state Delaware
Page v. Vandegrift 5 Del. 176 1849 0 Transportation of an enslaved person out of state Delaware
Elliott v. Twilley 5 Del. 192 1849 0 Petition for freedom since granted a term not "for life" Delaware
Anderson v. Thoroughgood 5 Del. 199 1849 0 Grant of freedom after illegal exportation Delaware
Lord v. Horsey 5 Del. 317 1851 0 Returning of an enslaved woman Delaware
Simpson v. Warren 5 Del. 371 1852 0 Returning of two enslaved people who escaped Delaware
Vandegrift v. Page 5 Del. 439 1854 0 An trial over whether an enslaved person was being illegally transferred Delaware
State v. York 5 Del. 493 1854 0 Larceny charge while escaping Delaware
State v. Tilghman 5 Del. 495 1854 0 Whether a person was enslaved or not Delaware