Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Garrett v. Stuart 12 S.C.L. 514 1821 0 South Carolina
Garretson v. Lingan 2 D.C. 236 1821 0 Freedom Petition United States
Julien v. Langlish 9 Mart. (o.s.) 205 1821 0 Successions, freedom suit, emancipation, property, witness testimony Louisiana
Costin v. Corporation of Washington 2 D.C. 254 1821 0 Municipal Corporations United States
Garretson v. Lingan 10 F. Cas. 46 1821 1 United States
Ellis v. Wootten 2 Del. Cas. 625 1821 0 Action against man who failed to deliver an enslaved individual Delaware
Backhouse v. Jett 2 F. Cas. 316 1821 0 Suit in equity Cir Ct, D of VA
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
Myers & Son v. Friend & Scott 22 Va. 12 1821 1 Virginia
Judah v. Harris 19 Johns. 144 1821 1 New York
St. Romes v. Pore 10 Mart. (o.s.) 203 1821 0 Redhibition, sales, recission, evidence Louisiana
Dunbar v. Nichols 10 Mart. (o.s.) 184 1821 0 Recission, sales, redhibition, prescription, witness testimony Louisiana
The Amiable Isabella 19 U.S. 1 1821 1 United States
Commonwealth v. Deacon 6 Serg. & Rawle 526 1821 1 Pennsylvania
Dussuau v. Rilieux 9 Mart. (o.s.) 318 1821 0 Suretyship, damages, seizure, property, sales, debts Louisiana
Vienne v. Boissier 10 Mart. (o.s.) 359 1821 0 Successions, renunciation, property, sales, injunction Louisiana
Burwell v. Corbin 22 Va. 131 1822 1 Virginia
Brown v. Wingard 2 D.C. 300 1822 0 Executory contract United States
Brisbane v. Mitchell 8 Serg. & Rawle 423 1822 0 Bill of sale dispute SC of PA.
Bell v. Marine Insurance 8 Serg. & Rawle 98 1822 1 Pennsylvania