Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Belt's Lessee v. Belt 4 H. & McH. 80 1797 0 Maryland
Mahoney v. Ashton 4 H. & McH. 63 1797 0 Maryland
Davies v. Miller 5 Va. 127 1797 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
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
Countz v. Geiger 5 Va. 190 1797 1 Virginia
Cutchin v. Wilkinson 5 Va. 3 1797 1 Virginia
Branch v. Burnley 5 Va. 147 1797 1 Virginia
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
Carter v. Tyler 5 Va. 165 1797 0 Action of ejectment SC of Appeals VA
State v. Hudson 2 Del. Cas. 28 1797 0 Indictment for assault and battery on an enslaved man by a deputized man Delaware
Maxwell v. Light 5 Va. 117 1797 1 Virginia
Harrison v. Hunter 1 Del. Cas. 138 1797 0 Qui tam action for the returning of an enslaved man; issue of motions Delaware
Fairclaim v. Guthrie 5 Va. 7 1797 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Drew v. Anderson 5 Va. 51 1797 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Elliott v. Richards 1 Del. Cas. 87 1796 0 Debt repayment, asked the exclusion of 4 enslaved individuals Delaware
Young v. Skipwith 2 Va. 300 1796 1 Virginia
Ruffin v. Pendleton 2 Va. 184 1796 1 Virginia