Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Ellmore v. Mills 2 N.C. 412 1796 0 Statute of limitations North Carolina
Davenport v. Mason 2 Va. 200 1796 1 Virginia
England v. Witherspoon 2 N.C. 414 1796 0 Sales North Carolina
Porter v. McClure 2 N.C. 413 1796 0 Sales North Carolina
Parker v. Phillips 2 N.C. 519 1796 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Young v. Skipwith 2 Va. 300 1796 1 Virginia
Lewis v. Hynes 2 N.C. 320 1796 0 Descent & distribution North Carolina
State v. Johnston 2 N.C. 338 1796 0 Sheriff's sales North Carolina
Knight v. Thomas 2 N.C. 333 1796 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Eaves v. Ex'r of Starkey 1 N.C. 45 1796 0 Accounts North Carolina
Lee v. Tapscott 2 Va. 276 1796 1 Virginia
Johnson v. Courts 3 Md. 510 1796 0 Maryland
Whitbie's Administrators v. Frazier 2 N.C. 317 1796 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Cutchin v. Wilkinson 5 Va. 3 1797 1 Virginia
Gaskins v. Commonwealth 5 Va. 194 1797 1 Virginia
Chichester v. Vass 5 Va. 83 1797 1 Virginia
Countz v. Geiger 5 Va. 190 1797 1 Virginia
Town of Bolton v. Town of Haddam 2 Root 517 1797 0 Recovery for freedom Connecticut
Carter v. Tyler 5 Va. 165 1797 0 Action of ejectment SC of Appeals VA
Harrison v. Hunter 1 Del. Cas. 138 1797 0 Qui tam action for the returning of an enslaved man; issue of motions Delaware