Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Commonwealth ex rel. Johnson v. Holloway 3 Serg. & Rawl. 4 1817 0 Runaway slave charged with fornication and bastardy SC of PA.
Thompson v. Clarke 2 D.C. 145 1817 0 Freedom Petition/ wills United States
Inhabitants of Windsor v. Inhabitants of Hartford 2 Conn. 355 1817 0 Contract dispute Connecticut
Gale v. Davis' heirs 4 Mart. (o.s.) 645 1817 0 Successions, partition, wills, property, community property, mortgages, sales, damages Louisiana
Allen v. Parham 19 Va. 457 1817 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Spence v. Yellowly 4 N.C. 114 1817 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Sneed v. Harris 4 N.C. 240 1817 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Burroughs's Adm'r. v. Anna 4 H. & J. 262 1817 0 Maryland
Wright v. Fisher 2 Del. Cas. 322 1817 0 Whether a receipt can prove a person owns an enslaved person; No Delaware
State v. Sparrow 4 N.C. 93 1817 0 Larceny North Carolina
Wilson v. Belinda 3 Serg. & Rawl. 396 1817 0 Faulty registration of slave SC of PA.
Skinner v. Fleet 14 Johns. 263 1817 0 Recovery for slave SC of New York
In re Mickel 14 Johns. 324 1817 0 Will & Trust SC of New York
Jones v. Zollicoffer 4 N.C. 212 1817 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Freeny v. McCally 2 Del. Cas. 315 1817 0 Petition for freedom Delaware
Henderson v. Tom 4 H. & J. 282 1817 0 0 Maryland
State v. Jernagan 4 N.C. 44 1817 0 Larceny North Carolina
Sutton's Will 2 Del. Cas. 364 1817 0 Will of an enslaved woman; not at issue in the case Delaware
Seville v. Chretien 5 Mart. (o.s.) 275 1817 0 Freedom suit, emancipation, res judicata, witness testimony, Louisiana
United States v. Bowen 2 D.C. 133 1817 0 Larceny United States