Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Judah v. Harris 19 Johns. 144 1821 1 New York
Edmondson v. Barrell 8 F. Cas. 322 1821 1 United States
Petry v. Christy 19 Johns. 53 1821 0 Recovery for freedom SC of New York
Miltenberger v. Canon 10 Mart. (o.s.) 85 1821 0 Sales, breach, promissory notes, title Louisiana
Costin v. Corporation of Washington 2 D.C. 254 1821 0 Municipal Corporations United States
Garretson v. Lingan 2 D.C. 236 1821 0 Freedom Petition United States
Alexander v. Stokely 7 Serg. & Rawle 299 1821 0 Recovery for services SC of PA.
Bean v. Smith 2 F. Cas. 1143 1821 1 United States
Bayon v. Vavasseur 10 Mart. (o.s.) 61 1821 0 Recission, sales, redhibition, fraud, witness testimony Louisiana
Mitchell v. Armitage 10 Mart. (o.s.) 38 1821 0 Negligence, labor, recission, witness testimony, evidence Louisiana
Allain v. Young 9 Mart. (o.s.) 221 1821 0 Damages, torts, property, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Backhouse v. Jett 2 F. Cas. 316 1821 0 Suit in equity Cir Ct, D of VA
Baker v. Preston 21 Va. 235 1821 1 Virginia
Butler v. Delaplaine 7 Serg. & Rawle 378 1821 0 Lease dispute SC of PA.
St. Romes v. Pore 10 Mart. (o.s.) 30 1821 0 Recission, sales, redhibition, contracts, warranty, witness testimony Louisiana
Ellis v. Wootten 2 Del. Cas. 625 1821 0 Action against man who failed to deliver an enslaved individual Delaware
Shockley v. Traverse 2 Del. Cas. 673 1821 0 Question of whether an illegal exportation of an enslaved woman who was freed at a time but sold prior to that period Delaware
Hepburn v. Sewell 5 H. & J. 211 1821 0 Maryland
Chiapella v. Lanusse's Syndics 10 Mart. (o.s.) 448 1821 0 Sales, property, mortgages, syndics, privileges, bankruptcy Louisiana
United States v. Kennedy 26 F. Cas. 762 1821 0 Indictment of slave trader Circuit Court, D. PA.