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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Clayton v. Mitchell 2 Del. Cas. 532 1820 0 Failure to pay for a transferred enslaved person Delaware
Mariner v. Kershaw 2 Del. Cas. 576 1820 0 Replevin of an enslaved person Delaware
Burnet & Rigden ex rel. Gilmor v. Courts 5 H. & J. 78 1820 0 Maryland
The London Packet 18 U.S. 132 1820 1 United States
Self's Administrator v. Tune 20 Va. 470 1820 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Inhabitants of Berkley v. Inhabitants of Somerset 16 Mass. 454 1820 0 Assumpsit for expenses Massachusetts
Davis v. Jacquin & Pomerait 5 H. & J. 100 1820 0 Maryland
William v. Kelly 5 H. & J. 59 1820 0 Maryland
State v. Jones 1 Miss. 83 1820 0 Action against person for killing a slave Mississippi
Hinds v. Terry 1 Miss. 80 1820 0 Property dispute Mississippi
Blanton v. Taylor 21 Va. 209 1820 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Colquhoun v. Atkinsons 20 Va. 550 1820 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Williamson v. Farley 21 Va. 15 1820 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
The Wilson v. United States 30 F. Cas. 239 1820 0 Illegal importation of slaves Cir Ct, D of VA
Commonwealth v. Mann 4 Va. 210 1820 0 Sexual Assault General Ct of VA
Stone v. Ware 20 Va. 541 1820 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Lyons v. Brown 21 Va. 105 1820 0 Land Contract SC of Appeals VA
United States v. Smith 27 F. Cas. 1167 1820 0 Indictment of slave trader United States
Town of Columbia v. Williams 3 Conn. 467 1820 0 Contract dispute Connecticut
McGrew v. Cato's Executors 1 Minor 8 1820 0 Action against person for killing enslaved person Alabama