Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Gilbert v. Murdock 3 N.C. 182 1802 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Hostler's administrators v. Scull 3 N.C. 179 1802 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Jenings's Adm'r v. Higgins 1 H. & J. 344 1802 0 Maryland
Administrators of Shepard v. Edwards 3 N.C. 186 1802 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Wade v. Edwards 3 N.C. 221 1802 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Hairston v. Hall 7 Va. 218 1802 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Henderson v. Foote's Ex'rs 7 Va. 248 1802 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Shreve v. Budd 7 N.J.L. 431 1802 Recovery for support of slave New Jersey
Gober v. Gober 3 N.C. 170 1802 0 Defining Slavery North Carolina
Gobu v. Gobu 1 N.C. 164 1802 0 Defining Slavery North Carolina
Wade v. Edwards 1 N.C. 416 1802 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Atkinson v. Patton 1 D.C. 46 1802 0 Slander United States
State v. Smith 2 Del. Cas. 164 1802 0 Indictment for larceny and whether enslave dmen could own property; No property; guilty and sentenced to lashing Delaware
Thomas v. Jamesson 1 D.C. 91 1802 0 Witnesses/Evidence United States
Harris v. McCullen 2 Del. Cas. 176 1802 0 Probate claims that include several enslaved individuals Delaware
Snee v. Trice 2 S.C.L. 345 1802 0 South Carolina
United States v. Bell 1 D.C. 94 1802 0 Witnesses/Evidence United States
Patty v. Edelin 1 D.C. 60 1802 0 Demurrer United States
London v. Hudson 1 Del. Cas. 317 1801 0 Petition for freedom Delaware
Rose v. Kennedy 1 D.C. 29 1801 0 Assault and Battery to right to freedom United States