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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Chapman v. Chapman 8 Va. 430 1799 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Anonymous 3 N.C. 86 1799 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
State v. Hall 1 N.C. 126 1799 0 Larceny North Carolina
Wilson v. Rucker 5 Va. 500 1799 1 Virginia
Kip v. Van Cortlandt 1 Lock. Rev. Cas. 137 1799 1 New York
Lowe v. Boteler 4 H. & McH. 346 1799 0 Maryland
State v. Hall 3 N.C. 105 1799 0 Larceny North Carolina
Shelton v. Ward 5 Va. 538 1799 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Jones v. Williams 6 Va. 102 1799 1 Virginia
Boisneuf v. Lewis 4 H. & McH. 414 1799 0 Maryland
Corbin v. Waller 3 N.C. 108 1799 0 Sales North Carolina
Den ex dem. Martin v. Brown 7 N.J.L. 305 1799 Will & trust New Jersey
Plato v. Bainbridge 4 H. & McH. 416 1799 0 0 Maryland
Harrison v. Harrison 5 Va. 419 1799 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Mahoney v. Ashton 4 H. & McH. 295 1799 0 Maryland
Covenhoven v. Seaman 1 Johns. Cas. 23 1799 0 Recovery for freedom SC of New York
Toris v. Long 1 N.C. 17 1799 0 Sales North Carolina
Hackett v. Alcock 5 Va. 533 1799 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Seton, Maitland & Co. v. Low 1 Johns. Cas. 1 1799 1 New York
Hazzard v. Walton 1 Del. Cas. 221 1799 0 Action of replevin of an enslaved person denied because lack of evidence of enslavement to another individual Delaware