Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
United States v. Shorter 1 D.C. 371 1806 0 Witnesses/Evidence United States
Ben v. Scott 1 D.C. 350 1806 0 Freedom Petition United States
Sadler's Executors v. Green 11 Va. 26 1806 0 Property SC of Appeals VA
Vass v. Magee 11 Va. 2 1806 1 Virginia
Lowry v. Mountjoy 10 Va. 55 1806 0 Action of trover SC of Appeals VA
Jones v. Jones 11 Va. 3 1806 0 ? SC of Chancery VA
Ben v. Scott 1 D.C. 365 1806 0 Freedom Suit/Petition/Process United States
Byrne v. Lyle 11 Va. 7 1806 1 Virginia
Guerrant v. Fowler 11 Va. 5 1806 1 Virginia
Ex parte Letty 1 D.C. 328 1806 0 Habeus Corpus/ Freedom petition United States
Moore's Executor v. William Aylett's Executor 11 Va. 33 1806 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Harrison v. Evans 1 D.C. 364 1806 0 Trover United States
Biggers' Administrator v. Alderson 11 Va. 54 1806 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Gurnee v. Dessies 1 Johns. 508 1806 0 Is a slave a competent witness? SC of New York
Butler v. Hopper 4 F. Cas. 904 1806 0 Recovery for freedom Circuit Court, D. PA.
Brogden v. Walker's 2 H. & J. 285 1806 0 Maryland
State v. Evans 1 Tenn. 211 1806 1 Tennessee
Ceasar v. Kirshaw 2 Del. Cas. 228 1805 0 Payment of $400 for an enslaved person to keep the peace Delaware
James v. Carr 2 Del. Cas. 223 1805 0 Denial for freedom since the enslaved person was loaned and not exported Delaware
Richardson v. Baker 9 Va. 514 1805 1 Virginia