Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Evans v. Kennedy 2 N.C. 487 1796 0 Suit for freedom North Carolina
Alston v. Taylor 2 N.C. 439 1796 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Jacobs v. Aydelot 1 Del. Cas. 411 1796 0 Action of trover; Change of venue Delaware
Higgins v. Allen 3 Md. 504 1796 0 0 Maryland
Phillis v. Lewis 1 Del. Cas. 417 1796 0 Petition for freedom; Granted Delaware
Mary v. Vestry of William & Mary's Parish 3 Md. 501 1796 0 Maryland
Charles v. Cochran 2 Del. Cas. 51 1796 0 Petition for freedom denied Delaware
Elliott v. Richards 1 Del. Cas. 87 1796 0 Debt repayment, asked the exclusion of 4 enslaved individuals Delaware
Johnson v. Courts 3 Md. 510 1796 0 Maryland
Jemima v. Ross 1 Del. Cas. 119 1796 0 Petition for freedom: Granted Delaware
Geer v. Huntington 2 Root 364 1796 0 Declaration of freedom Connecticut
Raymer & Beatty v. Sim 3 Md. 451 1796 0 Maryland
Lee v. Tapscott 2 Va. 276 1796 1 Virginia
Downman v. Chinn Executor of Downman 2 Va. 189 1796 1 Virginia
Overton v. Hudson Executor of Hudson 2 Va. 172 1796 1 Virginia
Quesnel v. Woodlief 10 Va. 218 1796 1 Virginia
Booth's Executors v. Armstrong 2 Va. 301 1796 1 Virginia
Young v. Skipwith 2 Va. 300 1796 1 Virginia
Ruffin v. Pendleton 2 Va. 184 1796 1 Virginia
Pearpoint v. Henry 2 Va. 192 1796 0 Action of trover and conversion SC of Appeals VA