Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Britol v. Dickerson's Administrators 1 Del. Cas. 148 1797 0 Petition for freedom; Granted Delaware
Branch v. Burnley 5 Va. 147 1797 1 Virginia
Countz v. Geiger 5 Va. 190 1797 1 Virginia
Carter v. Tyler 5 Va. 165 1797 0 Action of ejectment SC of Appeals VA
Cutchin v. Wilkinson 5 Va. 3 1797 1 Virginia
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
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. 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
State v. Weaver 3 N.C. 54 1797 0 Homicide North Carolina
Gaskins v. Commonwealth 5 Va. 194 1797 1 Virginia
Gibson v. Fristoe 5 Va. 62 1797 1 Virginia
Chichester v. Vass 5 Va. 83 1797 1 Virginia
Grymes v. Pendleton 5 Va. 54 1797 1 Virginia
Baird v. Rice 5 Va. 18 1797 1 Virginia
Hogg's Executors v. Ashe 2 N.C. 544 1797 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Anonymous 3 N.C. 26 1797 0 Mortgages North Carolina
Starkey's Adm'rs. v. M'Clure 1 N.C. 73 1797 0 Action of trover North Carolina