Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hyers v. Wood 6 Va. 574 1801 1 Virginia
Hyers v. Green 6 Va. 555 1801 1 Virginia
London v. Hudson 2 Del. Cas. 141 1801 0 Petition for freedom; ruled incomplete ad denied but allowed time Delaware
London v. Hudson 1 Del. Cas. 317 1801 0 Petition for freedom Delaware
Ellis v. Thilman 7 Va. 3 1801 0 Malicious Prosecution SC of Appeals VA
King v. Fergus 1 Del. Cas. 303 1801 0 Replevin of an enslaved person Delaware
Tomlinson v. Dillard 7 Va. 105 1801 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
State v. Crocker 2 Del. Cas. 150 1801 0 Indictment for felony stealing of goods; Guilty Delaware
Bakewell v. United Insurance 2 Johns. Cas. 246 1801 1 New York
People v. Olcott 2 Johns. Cas. 301 1801 1 New York
Spotswood v. Pendleton 8 Va. 514 1801 1 Virginia
Commonwealth v. Beaumarchais 7 Va. 122 1801 1 Virginia
Cole v. Hawes 2 Johns. Cas. 203 1801 1 New York
Brewer v. Hastie 7 Va. 22 1801 1 Virginia
Bogle v. Conway's Ex'rs 7 Va. 1 1801 1 Virginia
Fish v. Weatherwax 2 Johns. Cas. 215 1801 1 New York
Richardson v. Johnston 6 Va. 527 1801 1 Virginia
Cook v. Neaff 3 Yeates 259 1801 0 Faulty registration of slave SC of PA.
Respublica v. Findlay 3 Yeates 261 1801 0 Registry of a negro as a slave, without adding "for life" SC of PA.
Calvert v. Slater 4 F. Cas. 1084 1801 1 United States