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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Kelley v. Mayor of Wilmington 35 Del. 9 1931 1 Delaware
Stiegler v. Hibbert 17 Del. Ch. 32 1929 1 Delaware
Borroughs v. Broxon 3 Del. Cas. 217 1829 0 Transferance of enslaved individuals to the proper descendant Delaware
Phillips v. Short 2 Del. 339 1838 0 Order of replevin to the proper descendant after a lufe estate Delaware
William E. Wood & Co. v. Wilmington Conference Academy 10 Del. 513 1879 1 Delaware
Collins v. Bilderback 5 Del. 133 1849 0 Transportation of an enslaved person out of state Delaware
Ellis v. Wootten 2 Del. Cas. 625 1821 0 Action against man who failed to deliver an enslaved individual Delaware
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
Equitable Guarantee & Trust Co. v. Donahoe 8 Del. Ch. 422 1899 1 Delaware
Delaware Liquor Store, Inc. v. Mayor & Council Of Wilmington 45 Del. 461 1950 1 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
Burton v. Willin 11 Del. 522 1883 1 Delaware
Grano v. State 257 A.2d 768 1969 1 Delaware
Mitchell v. Delaware Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission 56 Del. 260 1963 1 Delaware
Electrical Research Products, Inc. v. Vitaphone Corp. 20 Del. Ch. 417 1934 1 Delaware
Madden v. Phelps No. 1055-K, 1995 WL 606318, at *13 (Del. Ch. May 15, 1995) 1995 1 contracts Delaware