Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Patton v. Jones 3 Del. Cas. 11 1822 0 Replevein to either decendant's estate or another individual Delaware
Johnson v. Messick 11 Del. Ch. 454 1919 1 Delaware
Equitable Guarantee & Trust Co. v. Donahoe 8 Del. Ch. 422 1899 1 Delaware
Kelley v. Mayor of Wilmington 35 Del. 9 1931 1 Delaware
Waples v. Aydelot 2 Del. Cas. 385 1818 0 Will transferance of enslaved individuals to children, grandchildren, and charity Delaware
Vandegrift v. Page 5 Del. 439 1854 0 An trial over whether an enslaved person was being illegally transferred Delaware
State v. Tindal 2 Del. Cas. 169 1802 0 Indictment for kidnapping an enslaved person; not guilty Delaware
Wilson v. Waples 3 Del. 270 1840 0 A father, who was a free man, could not own his son Delaware
Daniels v. State 18 Del. 586 1901 1 Delaware
Freeny v. McCally 2 Del. Cas. 315 1817 0 Petition for freedom Delaware
Doughten v. Vandever 5 Del. Ch. 51 1875 1 Delaware
Taylor v. Horsey 5 Del. 131 1849 0 Trover of an enslaved individual Delaware
Bailey v. Wiggins 6 Del. 299 1856 1 Delaware
State v. Adair 31 Del. 558 1922 1 Delaware
Burton v. Waples 8 Del. 458 1867 1 Delaware
Chandler v. Woodward 3 Del. 428 1842 1 Delaware
Hitch v. Patten 13 Del. 334 1889 1 Delaware
Wilds v. Attix 4 Del. Ch. 253 1871 1 Delaware
Harker v. Reilly 4 Del. Ch. 72 1871 1 Delaware
Rudnick v. Shoenberg 32 Del. 339 1923 1 Delaware