Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Draper v. Freeny 1 Del. Cas. 248 1799 0 Petition for freedom; Granted Delaware
Morris v. Cannon 1 Del. 220 1833 0 No replevin to a free man; issue of whether if a person was enslaved or an indentured servant Delaware
Winkler v. Woodruff 21 Del. Ch. 147 1935 1 Delaware
State v. Nelson 49 Del. 300 1955 1 Delaware
American Legacy Foundation v. Lorillard Tobacco Co. 886 A.2d 1 2005 1 Delaware
Nelson v. State 50 Del. 96 1956 1 Delaware
Donaghy v. State 29 Del. 467 1917 1 Delaware
In re Gould 31 Del. 218 1921 1 Delaware
Jones v. Thompson 5 Del. Ch. 374 1880 1 Delaware
Wilds v. Attix 4 Del. Ch. 253 1871 1 Delaware
Rice v. Breheny 7 Del. 74 1859 1 Delaware
McBane v. Central-Penn National Bank of Philadelphia 50 Del. 130 1956 1 Delaware
Messick v. Stafford 7 Del. 243 1860 1 Delaware
Shockley v. Roe 9 Del. 568 1874 1 Delaware
Bailey v. Wiggins 6 Del. 299 1856 1 Delaware
Hitch v. Patten 13 Del. 334 1889 1 Delaware
Wingate v. Parsons 4 Del. Ch. 117 1871 1 Delaware
Wiest v. Garman 9 Del. 119 1870 1 Delaware
Cummins v. Cummins 15 Del. 423 1895 1 Delaware
Burton v. Waples 8 Del. 458 1867 1 Delaware