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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Lavery v. Woodland 2 Del. Cas. 299 1817 0 Action of trover Delaware
Inhabitants of Stockbridge v. Inhabitants of West Stockbridge 14 Mass. 257 1817 0 Wrongful conveyance of slave Massachusetts
Bolling v. Bolling 19 Va. 334 1817 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Merrymans v. Merryman 19 Va. 440 1817 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Findley v. Tipton 5 Tenn. 216 1817 1 Tennessee
Sutton's Will 2 Del. Cas. 364 1817 0 Will of an enslaved woman; not at issue in the case Delaware
Moore v. Rider 2 Del. Cas. 324 1817 0 Estate issue of the continuation of passing on enslaved individuals from 20 years ago Delaware
Withers's Executrix v. Withers's Executor 20 Va. 10 1817 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
South v. Solomon 20 Va. 12 1817 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Wright v. Fisher 2 Del. Cas. 322 1817 0 Whether a receipt can prove a person owns an enslaved person; No Delaware
Colemans v. Holladay 20 Va. 47 1817 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Muse Executor of Heffernan v. Vidal 20 Va. 27 1817 0 Trespass to Land SC of Appeals VA
Scott v. Gibbon 19 Va. 86 1816 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Stone v. Pointer 19 Va. 287 1816 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Garland v. Bugg 19 Va. 166 1816 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Isaac v. Johnson 19 Va. 95 1816 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Carter's Executor v. Carter 19 Va. 108 1816 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
West v. Belches 19 Va. 187 1816 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Johnson v. Hendley 19 Va. 219 1816 0 Fraud SC of Appeals VA
In re Stepen 1 Wheel. Cr. Cas. 323 1816 0 New York