Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Garey v. Johnson 10 F. Cas. 1 1814 0 Trespass vi et armis United States
Clough v. Thompson 48 Va. 26 1850 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
The Alexander 1 F. Cas. 362 1823 0 Indictment against slave trader United States
King v. Phillips 6 Del. 349 1857 0 Replevin of an enslaved person to either defendant or plaintiff Delaware
Horsey v. Thomas C. Horsey's Executors 6 Del. 438 1857 0 Inheritance of two enslaved indivduals to wife and one to son Delaware
Brewer v. Harris 46 Va. 285 1848 0 Illegal detainment SC of Appeals VA
Murray v. Dulany 3 D.C. 343 1828 0 Assault and Battery United States
Billups v. Sears 46 Va. 31 1848 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Harrison v. Evans 1 D.C. 364 1806 0 Trover United States
Chinn v. Murray 45 Va. 348 1848 0 Suit for partition of estate SC of Appeals VA
Moody v. Fuller 5 D.C. 303 1837 0 Freedom Petition United States
Pope v. Nance ex rel. Lucas 1 Stew. 354 1828 0 Action to declare error in sale Alabama
State v. Tilghman 5 Del. 495 1854 0 Whether a person was enslaved or not Delaware
State v. York 5 Del. 493 1854 0 Larceny charge while escaping Delaware
Page v. Vandegrift 5 Del. 176 1849 0 Transportation of an enslaved person out of state Delaware
Williamson v. Commonwealth 45 Va. 547 1847 0 Larceny of a slave General Ct. of VA
Lord v. Horsey 5 Del. 317 1851 0 Returning of an enslaved woman Delaware
State v. Turner 5 Del. 501 1854 0 Petition for freedom Delaware
United States v. The La Jeune Eugenie 26 F. Cas. 832 1822 0 Indictment of slave trader United States
Redden v. Spruance 4 Del. 217 1845 0 Trial of a person who transported an enslaved person Delaware