Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Murray v. Dulany 3 D.C. 343 1828 0 Assault and Battery United States
Keziah v. Slye 4 D.C. 463 1834 0 Freedom Petition United States
Harrison v. Evans 1 D.C. 364 1806 0 Trover United States
Lucy v. Slade 1 D.C. 422 1807 0 Evidence United States
Moody v. Fuller 5 D.C. 303 1837 0 Freedom Petition United States
Pope v. Nance ex rel. Lucas 1 Stew. 354 1828 0 Action to declare error in sale Alabama
State v. Tilghman 5 Del. 495 1854 0 Whether a person was enslaved or not Delaware
State v. York 5 Del. 493 1854 0 Larceny charge while escaping Delaware
Page v. Vandegrift 5 Del. 176 1849 0 Transportation of an enslaved person out of state Delaware
Maples v. State 50 Tenn. 408 1872 0 Tennessee
Lord v. Horsey 5 Del. 317 1851 0 Returning of an enslaved woman Delaware
State v. Turner 5 Del. 501 1854 0 Petition for freedom Delaware
Dulany v. Green 4 Del. 285 1845 0 Whether a previous owner freed enslaved individuals upon death or not Delaware
Redden v. Spruance 4 Del. 217 1845 0 Trial of a person who transported an enslaved person Delaware
State v. Burris 4 Del. 582 1847 0 Trail against man transpoting enslaved individuals Delaware
Redden v. Spruance 4 Del. 265 1845 0 Clarification on a trial of a person who transported an enslaved person Delaware
Philips v. Williams 46 Va. 259 1848 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Merriman v. Norman 56 Tenn. 269 1872 0 Tennessee
Prettyman v. Dean 2 Del. 494 1839 0 Order of replevin of two enslaved individuals Delaware
Tindal v. Hudson 2 Del. 441 1838 0 A father, who was a free man, could not own his son Delaware