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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Griffin v. Graham 8 N.C. 96 1820 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
The Wilson v. United States 30 F. Cas. 239 1820 0 Illegal importation of slaves Cir Ct, D of VA
William v. Kelly 5 H. & J. 59 1820 0 Maryland
Gusty v. Diggs 2 D.C. 210 1820 0 Employment United States
Stone v. Ware 20 Va. 541 1820 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
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
Davis v. Jacquin & Pomerait 5 H. & J. 100 1820 0 Maryland
Wicks v. Chew 4 H. & J. 543 1819 0 Maryland
Ellis v. Baird 20 Va. 456 1819 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Shumate v. Dunbar 20 Va. 430 1819 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Johnson v. Negro Lish 4 H. & J. 441 1819 0 Maryland
Adams v. Anderson 4 H. & J. 558 1819 0 Maryland
Moore v. White 4 H. & J. 548 1819 0 Maryland
James v. M'Williams 20 Va. 301 1819 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Edens v. Williams’s Executor 7 N.C. 27 1819 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Ellison v. Woody 20 Va. 368 1819 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Carrington's Executors v. Belt 20 Va. 374 1819 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Hambleton's Ex'r. v. Hayward 4 H. & J. 443 1819 0 Maryland
Chapman v. Dixon's Adm'x. 4 H. & J. 527 1819 0 Maryland