Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Shockley v. Traverse 2 Del. Cas. 673 1821 0 Question of whether an illegal exportation of an enslaved woman who was freed at a time but sold prior to that period Delaware
Ellis v. Wootten 2 Del. Cas. 625 1821 0 Action against man who failed to deliver an enslaved individual Delaware
Alexander v. Stokely 7 Serg. & Rawle 299 1821 0 Recovery for services SC of PA.
Butler v. Delaplaine 7 Serg. & Rawle 378 1821 0 Lease dispute SC of PA.
Knight v. Yarbrough 21 Va. 27 1820 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Reeler v. Robinson 2 D.C. 220 1820 0 Freedom Suit United States
Billy v. State 11 S.C.L. 356 1820 0 South Carolina
Inhabitants of Hallowell v. Inhabitants of Gardiner 1 Me. 93 1820 0 Settlement for slave SC of Maine
Gray v. Reardon 2 D.C. 219 1820 0 Agency Law United States
Prior v. Kinney's Executor 20 Va. 510 1820 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Smith's Administrators 20 Va. 581 1820 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Brush v. Wilkins 4 Johns. Ch. 506 1820 0 Will & Trust Chancery Court of New York
Commonwealth v. Bennet 4 Va. 235 1820 1 Virginia
Early v. Early 21 Va. 124 1820 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
State v. Lasselle 1 Blackf. 60 1820 0 Indiana
Flack v. Cunningham 1 Blackf. 107 1820 0 Indiana
Greenhow's Administratrix v. Harris 20 Va. 472 1820 1 Virginia
Overseers of the Poor v. Overseers of the Poor 6 Serg. & Rawle 103 1820 0 Defective slave register SC of PA.
Den ex dem. Hoover v. Franklin 5 N.J.L. 850 1820 1 New Jersey
Helm v. Miller 17 Johns. 296 1820 0 Will & Trust SC of New York