Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Britol v. Dickerson's Administrators 1 Del. Cas. 148 1797 0 Petition for freedom; Granted Delaware
Maxwell v. Light 5 Va. 117 1797 1 Virginia
Galbraith v. Whyte 2 N.C. 535 1797 1 North Carolina
Levi v. Bar 1 Del. Cas. 120 1797 0 Petition for freedom; Denied Delaware
Mahoney v. Ashton 4 H. & McH. 63 1797 0 Maryland
Carter v. Tyler 5 Va. 165 1797 0 Action of ejectment SC of Appeals VA
McKenzie v. Ashe 2 N.C. 578 1797 1 North Carolina
Gray v. Hall 1 Del. Cas. 139 1797 0 Issue of funding of enslaved individuals in a will Delaware
State v. Van Waggoner 6 N.J.L. 455 1797 0 "Indians" as slaves? New Jersey
Respublica v. Blackmore 2 Yeates 234 1797 0 Faulty registration of slave SC of PA.
Concklin v. The Harmony 6 F. Cas. 259 1797 0 Services rendered by slave? District Court, D. New York
Harrison v. Hunter 2 Del. Cas. 76 1797 0 Qui tam action for the returning of an enslaved man Delaware
State v. Pompey 2 Del. Cas. 113 1798 0 Indictment for manslaughter; guilty and valued at $200 Delaware
Fowler v. Saunders 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 322 1798 0 Fraudulent gifts of slaves H.Ct of Chancery VA
Cholett v. Hart 2 S.C.L. 156 1798 0 Property South Carolina
State v. Millis 2 Del. Cas. 238 1798 0 Indictment of a constable for holding an enslaved man after a fight Delaware
Witherington v. Williams 1 N.C. 134 1798 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Anonymous 3 N.C. 73 1798 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Spencer v. Moore 8 Va. 423 1798 1 Virginia
State v. Loadnum 2 Del. Cas. 240 1798 0 Indictment for murder of his enslaved man; guilty for manslaughter Delaware