Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Burrows v. Truitt 1 Del. Cas. 613 1818 0 Failure to pay for a transferred enslaved person Delaware
State v. Parrimore 2 Del. Cas. 124 1799 0 Indictment for kidnapping and selling an enslaved man Delaware
Cannon v. Polk 1 Del. Cas. 307 1801 0 Contract issue over the transferance of an enslaved man Delaware
Negro v. Richards 1 Del. Cas. 31 1794 0 Summons for freedom; ruled enslaved people must continue until trial Delaware
Collins v. Hall 1 Del. Cas. 8 1793 0 Issue as above, but case where an attorney was absent Delaware
Sheppard v. Thomas 26 Ark. 617 1871 0 Intepretation of contract of sale of enslaved persons Arkansas
Finn v. Hempstead 24 Ark. 111 1863 0 Inheritance of enslaved persons Arkansas
Rust v. Reives 24 Ark. 359 1866 0 Sale of enslaved person and effect of Emancipation Arkansas
Curtis v. Daniel 23 Ark. 362 1861 0 Adverse possession of enslaved persons Arkansas
Robinson v. Bishop & Wife 23 Ark. 378 1861 0 Inheritance of enslaved persons Arkansas
Jones v. Jones 23 Ark. 212 1861 0 Offset of money from hire of enslaved persons Arkansas
Chandler v. Chandler 21 Ark. 95 1860 0 Contract dispute Arkansas
Moore v. Clopton 22 Ark. 125 1860 0 Application of contractual rules for enslaved person import from other state Arkansas
Bone v. State 18 Ark. 109 1856 0 Indictment of enslaved person for assault Arkansas
Davis v. Oswalt 18 Ark. 414 1857 0 Lien dispute Arkansas
Gilchrist v. Patterson 18 Ark. 575 1857 0 Recovery of enslaved person Arkansas
Hemphill v. Miller 16 Ark. 271 1855 0 Sale dispute Arkansas
Dobbin v. Hubbard 17 Ark. 189 1856 0 Debt recovery Arkansas
Dixon v. Thatcher 14 Ark. 141 1854 0 Action of replevein for property Arkansas
Lovette v. Longmire 14 Ark. 339 1854 0 Action to enjoin sale Arkansas