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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Reeler v. Robinson 2 D.C. 220 1820 0 Freedom Suit United States
Letty & Child v. Lowe 2 D.C. 634 1825 0 Freedom Petition United States
Shockley v. Traverse 2 Del. Cas. 673 1821 0 Question of whether an illegal exportation of an enslaved woman who was freed at a time but sold prior to that period Delaware
Ingram v. Gaskins 3 Del. Cas. 25 1822 0 Qui tam action against a man who illegally exported an enslaved individual Delaware
Thoroughgood v. Anderson 5 Del. 97 1848 0 Petition for freedom Delaware
Smith v. Milman 2 Del. 497 1839 0 Issue of an enslaved individual owner since the birth of a first child was promised to another but the firstborn was stillborn Delaware
Trustees of the Poor v. Hall 3 Del. 322 1841 0 Failure to provide funding for an enslaved indivudual and if defendant was liable Delaware
Burton v. Cannon 2 Del. Cas. 30 1807 0 Grant of freedom after line of exchange was interrupted Delaware
State v. Clark 2 Del. Cas. 210 1804 0 Question as to hether a man was enslaved or free so he could testify Delaware
Sadler v. Sadler 16 Ark. 628 1856 0 Title dispute Arkansas
Waples v. Aydelot 2 Del. Cas. 385 1818 0 Will transferance of enslaved individuals to children, grandchildren, and charity Delaware
State v. Tindal 2 Del. Cas. 169 1802 0 Indictment for kidnapping an enslaved person; not guilty Delaware
Dave v. Houston 1 Del. Cas. 314 1801 0 Petition of freedom for rest of enslaved people with promissory notes; denied Delaware
State v. Jarvis 2 Del. Cas. 232 1805 0 Indictment for assault, battery, and false imrpisonment of an enslaved man Delaware
Isaac v. Ferguson 1 Del. Cas. 49 1794 0 Petition for freedom; Granted Delaware
Christian v. Greenwood 23 Ark. 258 1861 0 Fraudulent sale of enslaved persons Arkansas
Henry v. Harbison 23 Ark. 25 1861 0 Gift of enslaved persons Arkansas
Dews & Smith v. Cornish 20 Ark. 332 1859 0 Recovery of debt Arkansas
Brinkley v. Willis 22 Ark. 1 1860 0 Inheritance of enslaved persons Arkansas
Arnold v. McNeill 17 Ark. 179 1856 0 Bill of sale dispute Arkansas