Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Wilson v. Waples 3 Del. 270 1840 0 A father, who was a free man, could not own his son Delaware
State v. Pompey 2 Del. Cas. 113 1798 0 Indictment for manslaughter; guilty and valued at $200 Delaware
Vandegrift v. Page 5 Del. 439 1854 0 An trial over whether an enslaved person was being illegally transferred Delaware
Collins v. Bilderback 5 Del. 133 1849 0 Transportation of an enslaved person out of state Delaware
Nelson v. State 50 Del. 96 1956 1 Delaware
American Legacy Foundation v. Lorillard Tobacco Co. 886 A.2d 1 2005 1 Delaware
In re the Estate of Spicer 13 Del. Ch. 430 1923 1 Delaware
Commissioners of Lewes v. Breakwater Fisheries Co. 13 Del. Ch. 234 1922 1 Delaware
Winkler v. Woodruff 21 Del. Ch. 147 1935 1 Delaware
Donaghy v. State 29 Del. 467 1917 1 Delaware
State v. Nelson 49 Del. 300 1955 1 Delaware
Treadway v. Schnauber 1 Dakota 236 1875 1 Dakota Territory
Spencer v. Sully County 4 Dakota 474 1887 1 Dakota Territory
Gale v. Frazier 4 Dakota 196 1886 1 Dakota Territory
Gress v. Evans 1 Dakota 387 1877 1 Dakota Territory
Hollenbeck v. Prior 5 Dakota 298 1888 1 Dakota Territory
Robinson v. McKinney 4 Dakota 290 1886 1 Dakota Territory
Territory ex rel. Smith v. Scott 3 Dakota 357 1884 1 Dakota Territory
Straw v. Jenks 6 Dakota 414 1889 1 Dakota Territory
Territory of Dakota v. Webster 5 Dakota 351 1888 1 Dakota Territory