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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Sadler v. Sadler 16 Ark. 628 1856 0 Title dispute Arkansas
Waples v. Aydelot 2 Del. Cas. 385 1818 0 Will transferance of enslaved individuals to children, grandchildren, and charity Delaware
State v. Tindal 2 Del. Cas. 169 1802 0 Indictment for kidnapping an enslaved person; not guilty Delaware
Dave v. Houston 1 Del. Cas. 314 1801 0 Petition of freedom for rest of enslaved people with promissory notes; denied Delaware
State v. Jarvis 2 Del. Cas. 232 1805 0 Indictment for assault, battery, and false imrpisonment of an enslaved man Delaware
Isaac v. Ferguson 1 Del. Cas. 49 1794 0 Petition for freedom; Granted Delaware
Burton v. Hearn 1 Del. Cas. 78 1795 0 Money for illegal transportation of another's enslaved individual Delaware
Parrott v. Nimmo 28 Ark. 351 1873 0 Dispute over land purchased with sale of enslaved persons Arkansas
Cecil v. Cecil 19 Md. 72 1862 0 Maryland
Johnson v. Walker 25 Ark. 196 1868 0 Contract for sale of enslaved persons Arkansas
Kaufman & Co. v. Barb 26 Ark. 24 1870 0 Effect of Emancipation Proclamation on sale of enslaved person Arkansas
Christian v. Greenwood 23 Ark. 258 1861 0 Fraudulent sale of enslaved persons Arkansas
Morton v. Scull 23 Ark. 289 1861 0 False representations by agent in enslaved person sale Arkansas
Woodward v. Roane 23 Ark. 523 1861 0 Execution on enslaved persons Arkansas
Henry v. Harbison 23 Ark. 25 1861 0 Gift of enslaved persons Arkansas
Sizer v. Anthony 22 Ark. 465 1861 0 Injunction against removal of enslaved persons Arkansas
Atkins v. Guice 21 Ark. 164 1860 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Phebe v. Quillin 21 Ark. 490 1860 0 Emancipation of enslaved persons Arkansas
Dews & Smith v. Cornish 20 Ark. 332 1859 0 Recovery of debt Arkansas
Brinkley v. Willis 22 Ark. 1 1860 0 Inheritance of enslaved persons Arkansas