Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Starkey's Adm'rs. v. M'Clure 1 N.C. 73 1797 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Wright v. Walker 3 N.C. 16 1797 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Craik's Administrators v. Clark 3 N.C. 22 1797 0 Mortgages North Carolina
Maxwell v. Light 5 Va. 117 1797 1 Virginia
Cutchin v. Wilkinson 5 Va. 3 1797 1 Virginia
Branch v. Burnley 5 Va. 147 1797 1 Virginia
Carter v. Tyler 5 Va. 165 1797 0 Action of ejectment SC of Appeals VA
Countz v. Geiger 5 Va. 190 1797 1 Virginia
State v. Weaver 3 N.C. 54 1797 0 Homicide North Carolina
Britol v. Dickerson's Administrators 1 Del. Cas. 148 1797 0 Petition for freedom; Granted Delaware
Somerville v. Trueman's Devisees 4 H. & McH. 43 1797 0 Maryland
Peter v. State 4 H. & McH. 3 1797 0 Maryland
Gaskins v. Commonwealth 5 Va. 194 1797 1 Virginia
State v. George 2 Del. Cas. 88 1797 0 Indictment for rape; Not guilty Delaware
Campbell v. Digges 4 H. & McH. 12 1797 0 Maryland
Davies v. Miller 5 Va. 127 1797 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Jacobs v. Aydlotte 1 Del. Cas. 443 1797 0 Action of trover for an enslaved woman; $80 Delaware
State v. George 1 Del. Cas. 161 1797 0 Indictment for rape; Not guilty due to alibi Delaware
Levi v. Bar 1 Del. Cas. 120 1797 0 Petition for freedom; Denied Delaware
Belt's Lessee v. Belt 4 H. & McH. 80 1797 0 Maryland