Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Campbell v. Digges 4 H. & McH. 12 1797 0 Maryland
Hogg's Executors v. Ashe 2 N.C. 544 1797 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Fairclaim v. Guthrie 5 Va. 7 1797 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Davies v. Miller 5 Va. 127 1797 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Town of Bolton v. Town of Haddam 2 Root 517 1797 0 Recovery for freedom Connecticut
Anonymous 3 N.C. 26 1797 0 Mortgages North Carolina
Peter v. State 4 H. & McH. 3 1797 0 Maryland
Somerville v. Trueman's Devisees 4 H. & McH. 43 1797 0 Maryland
Belt's Lessee v. Belt 4 H. & McH. 80 1797 0 Maryland
Craik's Administrators v. Clark 3 N.C. 22 1797 0 Mortgages North Carolina
Levi v. Bar 1 Del. Cas. 120 1797 0 Petition for freedom; Denied Delaware
Britol v. Dickerson's Administrators 1 Del. Cas. 148 1797 0 Petition for freedom; Granted Delaware
Jacobs v. Aydlotte 1 Del. Cas. 443 1797 0 Action of trover for an enslaved woman; $80 Delaware
State v. Hudson 2 Del. Cas. 28 1797 0 Indictment for assault and battery on an enslaved man by a deputized man Delaware
Drew v. Anderson 5 Va. 51 1797 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Harrison v. Hunter 1 Del. Cas. 138 1797 0 Qui tam action for the returning of an enslaved man; issue of motions Delaware
State v. George 2 Del. Cas. 88 1797 0 Indictment for rape; Not guilty Delaware
State v. George 1 Del. Cas. 161 1797 0 Indictment for rape; Not guilty due to alibi Delaware
Wright v. Walker 3 N.C. 16 1797 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Carter v. Tyler 5 Va. 165 1797 0 Action of ejectment SC of Appeals VA