Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bell v. Greenfield 5 D.C. 669 1840 0 Freedom Suit/ Will United States
Ash v. Williams 5 D.C. 674 1840 0 Freedom Suit/Petition/Wills/ United States
Taylor v. Horsey 5 Del. 131 1849 0 Trover of an enslaved individual Delaware
Collins v. Bilderback 5 Del. 133 1849 0 Transportation of an enslaved person out of state Delaware
Page v. Vandegrift 5 Del. 176 1849 0 Transportation of an enslaved person out of state Delaware
Elliott v. Twilley 5 Del. 192 1849 0 Petition for freedom since granted a term not "for life" Delaware
Anderson v. Thoroughgood 5 Del. 199 1849 0 Grant of freedom after illegal exportation Delaware
Lord v. Horsey 5 Del. 317 1851 0 Returning of an enslaved woman Delaware
Simpson v. Warren 5 Del. 371 1852 0 Returning of two enslaved people who escaped Delaware
Vandegrift v. Page 5 Del. 439 1854 0 An trial over whether an enslaved person was being illegally transferred Delaware
State v. York 5 Del. 493 1854 0 Larceny charge while escaping Delaware
State v. Tilghman 5 Del. 495 1854 0 Whether a person was enslaved or not Delaware
State v. Turner 5 Del. 501 1854 0 Petition for freedom Delaware
State v. Windsor 5 Del. 512 1854 0 Witness to a homicide Delaware
Thoroughgood v. Anderson 5 Del. 97 1848 0 Petition for freedom Delaware
Reeve v. Bonwill 5 Del. Ch. 1 1874 1 Delaware
Miller v. Cooch 5 Del. Ch. 161 1877 1 Delaware
Fox v. Wharton 5 Del. Ch. 200 1878 1 Delaware
Colbert v. Sutton 5 Del. Ch. 294 1880 1 Delaware
Jones v. Thompson 5 Del. Ch. 374 1880 1 Delaware