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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Smith v. Milman 2 Del. 497 1839 0 Issue of an enslaved individual owner since the birth of a first child was promised to another but the firstborn was stillborn 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
Burton v. Cannon 2 Del. Cas. 30 1807 0 Grant of freedom after line of exchange was interrupted Delaware
State v. Clark 2 Del. Cas. 210 1804 0 Question as to hether a man was enslaved or free so he could testify Delaware
Ellis v. Wootten 2 Del. Cas. 625 1821 0 Action against man who failed to deliver an enslaved individual Delaware
Waples v. Aydelot 2 Del. Cas. 385 1818 0 Will transferance of enslaved individuals to children, grandchildren, and charity Delaware
State v. Tindal 2 Del. Cas. 169 1802 0 Indictment for kidnapping an enslaved person; not guilty Delaware
In re Hannah 2 Del. 365 1838 0 Order of funeral payment for a former enslaved person by the descendant's of the deceased previous owner Delaware
Dave v. Houston 1 Del. Cas. 314 1801 0 Petition of freedom for rest of enslaved people with promissory notes; denied Delaware
State v. Jarvis 2 Del. Cas. 232 1805 0 Indictment for assault, battery, and false imrpisonment of an enslaved man Delaware
Isaac v. Ferguson 1 Del. Cas. 49 1794 0 Petition for freedom; Granted Delaware
Burton v. Hearn 1 Del. Cas. 78 1795 0 Money for illegal transportation of another's enslaved individual Delaware
Patton v. Jones 3 Del. Cas. 11 1822 0 Replevein to either decendant's estate or another individual Delaware
Harrison v. Hunter 2 Del. Cas. 76 1797 0 Qui tam action for the returning of an enslaved man Delaware
State v. Pompey 2 Del. Cas. 113 1798 0 Indictment for manslaughter; guilty and valued at $200 Delaware
Vandegrift v. Page 5 Del. 439 1854 0 An trial over whether an enslaved person was being illegally transferred Delaware
Elliott v. Twilley 5 Del. 192 1849 0 Petition for freedom since granted a term not "for life" Delaware
Wilson v. Waples 3 Del. 270 1840 0 A father, who was a free man, could not own his son Delaware
Collins v. Bilderback 5 Del. 133 1849 0 Transportation of an enslaved person out of state Delaware
Phillips v. Short 2 Del. 339 1838 0 Order of replevin to the proper descendant after a lufe estate Delaware