Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Johnson v. Messick 11 Del. Ch. 454 1919 1 Delaware
Delaware Liquor Store, Inc. v. Mayor & Council Of Wilmington 45 Del. 461 1950 1 Delaware
Kelley v. Mayor of Wilmington 35 Del. 9 1931 1 Delaware
Vandegrift v. Page 5 Del. 439 1854 0 An trial over whether an enslaved person was being illegally transferred Delaware
Universal Products Co. v. Emerson 36 Del. 553 1935 1 Delaware
Stiegler v. Hibbert 17 Del. Ch. 32 1929 1 Delaware
William E. Wood & Co. v. Wilmington Conference Academy 10 Del. 513 1879 1 Delaware
Wilson v. Waples 3 Del. 270 1840 0 A father, who was a free man, could not own his son Delaware
Elliott v. Twilley 5 Del. 192 1849 0 Petition for freedom since granted a term not "for life" Delaware
Grier v. Dehan 10 Del. 401 1877 1 Delaware
Bellach v. Gabb 2 Del. Cas. 231 1805 0 Qui tam action for illegal expotation; $100 Delaware
Murphy v. Mayor & Council 11 Del. 108 1880 1 Delaware
Gray v. Hall 1 Del. Cas. 139 1797 0 Issue of funding of enslaved individuals in a will Delaware
Tidewater Coal Exchange, Inc. v. American Surety Co. 34 Del. 41 1928 1 Delaware
Phillips v. Short 2 Del. 339 1838 0 Order of replevin to the proper descendant after a lufe estate Delaware
Pickering v. Day 8 Del. 474 1867 1 Delaware
Godwin v. Collins 3 Del. Ch. 189 1868 1 Delaware
Godwin v. Collins 9 Del. 28 1869 1 Delaware
Equitable Guarantee & Trust Co. v. Donahoe 8 Del. Ch. 422 1899 1 Delaware
State v. Tindal 2 Del. Cas. 169 1802 0 Indictment for kidnapping an enslaved person; not guilty Delaware