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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Lucy v. Slade 1 D.C. 422 1807 0 Evidence United States
Moody v. Fuller 5 D.C. 303 1837 0 Freedom Petition United States
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
State v. Turner 5 Del. 501 1854 0 Petition for freedom Delaware
Dulany v. Green 4 Del. 285 1845 0 Whether a previous owner freed enslaved individuals upon death or not Delaware
Gimon v. Terrell 38 Ala. 208 1861 0 Trover Alabama
Giltner v. Gorham 10 F. Cas. 424 1848 0 United States
Adcock v. Patton 61 Tenn. 436 1873 0 Tennessee
Tindal v. Hudson 2 Del. 441 1838 0 A father, who was a free man, could not own his son Delaware
Barker v. Coleman 35 Ala. 221 1859 0 Breach of Warranty Alabama
Walter v. Miller 1 Del. 7 1832 0 Act of trover of 4 enslaved individuals Delaware
State v. Love 23 Tenn. 255 1843 0 Tennessee
Potts ex rel. Potts v. Carls 3 Del. 86 1840 0 Procedural issue with a petition of freedom Delaware
Lester's Case 23 Tenn. 383 1843 0 Tennessee
Water Lot Co. v. Leonard 30 Ga. 560 1860 0 Defects and material Supreme Court of Georgia
Shawn v. Bishop 2 Del. Cas. 208 1804 0 Payment due due to failure to pay plaintiff for purchase of an enslaved individual Delaware
Case of Jones 2 Del. Cas. 622 1821 0 Order of replevein of three kidnapped enslaved individuals Delaware
Seevers v. Hamilton 6 Iowa 199 1858 0 Iowa
Terrell v. McKinny 26 Ga. 447 1858 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia