Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Gray v. Hall 1 Del. Cas. 139 1797 0 Issue of funding of enslaved individuals in a will Delaware
Galbraith v. Whyte 2 N.C. 535 1797 1 North Carolina
Anonymous 3 N.C. 26 1797 0 Mortgages North Carolina
Concklin v. The Harmony 6 F. Cas. 259 1797 0 Services rendered by slave? District Court, D. New York
Wright v. Walker 3 N.C. 16 1797 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Harrison v. Hunter 2 Del. Cas. 76 1797 0 Qui tam action for the returning of an enslaved man Delaware
Respublica v. Blackmore 2 Yeates 234 1797 0 Faulty registration of slave SC of PA.
Countz v. Geiger 5 Va. 190 1797 1 Virginia
Hogg's Executors v. Ashe 2 N.C. 544 1797 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Branch v. Burnley 5 Va. 147 1797 1 Virginia
Peter v. State 4 H. & McH. 3 1797 0 Maryland
Jacobs v. Aydlotte 1 Del. Cas. 443 1797 0 Action of trover for an enslaved woman; $80 Delaware
Davies v. Miller 5 Va. 127 1797 0 Wills & Estate 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
State v. Hudson 2 Del. Cas. 28 1797 0 Indictment for assault and battery on an enslaved man by a deputized man Delaware
Fairclaim v. Guthrie 5 Va. 7 1797 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
State v. George 2 Del. Cas. 88 1797 0 Indictment for rape; Not guilty Delaware
State v. George 1 Del. Cas. 161 1797 0 Indictment for rape; Not guilty due to alibi Delaware
Chichester v. Vass 5 Va. 83 1797 1 Virginia
Somerville v. Trueman's Devisees 4 H. & McH. 43 1797 0 Maryland