Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Mahoney v. Ashton 4 H. & McH. 63 1797 0 Maryland
Jacobs v. Aydlotte 1 Del. Cas. 443 1797 0 Action of trover for an enslaved woman; $80 Delaware
Grymes v. Pendleton 5 Va. 54 1797 1 Virginia
Gray v. Hall 1 Del. Cas. 139 1797 0 Issue of funding of enslaved individuals in a will Delaware
State v. George 1 Del. Cas. 161 1797 0 Indictment for rape; Not guilty due to alibi Delaware
Maxwell v. Light 5 Va. 117 1797 1 Virginia
Carter v. Tyler 5 Va. 165 1797 0 Action of ejectment SC of Appeals VA
Levi v. Bar 1 Del. Cas. 120 1797 0 Petition for freedom; Denied Delaware
Respublica v. Blackmore 2 Yeates 234 1797 0 Faulty registration of slave SC of PA.
Town of Bolton v. Town of Haddam 2 Root 517 1797 0 Recovery for freedom Connecticut
Concklin v. The Harmony 6 F. Cas. 259 1797 0 Services rendered by slave? District Court, D. New York
Britol v. Dickerson's Administrators 1 Del. Cas. 148 1797 0 Petition for freedom; Granted Delaware
Drew v. Anderson 5 Va. 51 1797 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
State v. Van Waggoner 6 N.J.L. 455 1797 0 "Indians" as slaves? New Jersey
Countz v. Geiger 5 Va. 190 1797 1 Virginia
Belt's Lessee v. Belt 4 H. & McH. 80 1797 0 Maryland
Davies v. Miller 5 Va. 127 1797 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
State v. Weaver 3 N.C. 54 1797 0 Homicide North Carolina
Fairclaim v. Guthrie 5 Va. 7 1797 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Peter v. State 4 H. & McH. 3 1797 0 Maryland