Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Spence v. Yellowly 4 N.C. 114 1817 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Sneed v. Harris 4 N.C. 240 1817 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
State v. Walker 4 N.C. 230 1817 0 Homicide North Carolina
State v. Sparrow 4 N.C. 93 1817 0 Larceny North Carolina
Jones v. Zollicoffer 4 N.C. 212 1817 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Perry v. Perry 4 N.C. 184 1817 0 Descent & distribution North Carolina
Richardson v. Saltar 4 N.C. 68 1817 0 Trespass North Carolina
King v. Hill 4 N.C. 211 1817 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Administrator de bonis non of M'Ilwinny v. Carraway 4 N.C. 194 1817 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Bolling v. Bolling 19 Va. 334 1817 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Colemans v. Holladay 20 Va. 47 1817 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Henderson v. Tom 4 H. & J. 282 1817 0 0 Maryland
Wright v. Fisher 2 Del. Cas. 322 1817 0 Whether a receipt can prove a person owns an enslaved person; No Delaware
Allen v. Parham 19 Va. 457 1817 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Lavery v. Woodland 2 Del. Cas. 299 1817 0 Action of trover Delaware
Lemon v. Reynolds 19 Va. 552 1817 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Merrymans v. Merryman 19 Va. 440 1817 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Withers's Executrix v. Withers's Executor 20 Va. 10 1817 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Sutton's Will 2 Del. Cas. 364 1817 0 Will of an enslaved woman; not at issue in the case Delaware
The Mary 15 U.S. 123 1817 1 United States