Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Respublica v. Richards 2 U.S. 224 1795 0 Criminal Abduction of Freedmen Pennsylvania
State v. Heddon 1 N.J.L. 377 1795 Recovery for freedom New Jersey
Collins v. Lowry 2 Va. 75 1795 1 Virginia
Brown v. Administratrix of Brown 2 Va. 151 1795 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Respublica v. Richards 1 Yeates 480 1795 0 Indictment for failure to abide by gradual abolition SC of PA.
Payne v. Ellzey 2 Va. 143 1795 1 Virginia
Turberville v. Self 8 Va. 580 1795 0 Action in replevin SC of Appeals VA
Goodwyn v. Taylor 8 Va. 305 1795 1 Virginia
Claiborne v. Parrish 2 Va. 146 1795 1 Virginia
Gordon v. Frazier 2 Va. 130 1795 1 Virginia
Turberville v. Self 2 Va. 71 1795 1 Virginia
Shelton v. Barbour 2 Va. 64 1795 0 Action of trespass, assault and battery, & false imprisonment SC of Appeals VA
Respublica v. Bob 4 U.S. 125 1795 0 Indictment for first degree murder SC of PA.
Evans v. Evans 1 Del. Cas. 76 1795 0 Order of replevin of an enslaved man after a dispute of a will Delaware
Brock v. Philips 2 Va. 68 1795 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Whetcroft v. Dorsey 3 Md. 357 1795 0 Maryland
Geer v. Huntington 2 Root 364 1796 0 Declaration of freedom Connecticut
Murfree v. Redding 2 N.C. 318 1796 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Whitbie's Administrators v. Frazier 2 N.C. 317 1796 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Knight v. Thomas 2 N.C. 333 1796 0 Action of trover North Carolina