Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Jemima v. Ross 1 Del. Cas. 119 1796 0 Petition for freedom: Granted Delaware
Harrison v. Hunter 1 Del. Cas. 138 1797 0 Qui tam action for the returning of an enslaved man; issue of motions Delaware
Dick v. Gibbins 1 Del. Cas. 222 1799 0 Petition for freedom; Granted Delaware
State v. Hudson 2 Del. Cas. 28 1797 0 Indictment for assault and battery on an enslaved man by a deputized man Delaware
Doe v. Prettyman 6 Del. 334 1857 0 Replevin of land that involves and enslaved man Delaware
Cannon ex rel. Cannon v. Stuart 8 Del. 223 1866 0 Petition for freedom Delaware
Wright v. Fisher 2 Del. Cas. 322 1817 0 Whether a receipt can prove a person owns an enslaved person; No Delaware
State v. Sowam 2 Del. Cas. 180 1803 0 Indictment for receiving stolen goods; ruled not guilty Delaware
State v. George 2 Del. Cas. 88 1797 0 Indictment for rape; Not guilty Delaware
Wilson v. George 1 Del. Cas. 632 1818 0 Petition for freedom denied Delaware
Wilson v. George 2 Del. Cas. 413 1818 0 Petition for freedom from a freed man wrongfully arrested for escaping slavery Delaware
Draper v. Freeny 1 Del. Cas. 248 1799 0 Petition for freedom; Granted Delaware
Lavery v. Woodland 2 Del. Cas. 299 1817 0 Action of trover Delaware
State v. Absolom 2 Del. Cas. 32 1808 0 Free man who was deemed enslaved after he committed larceny Delaware
Tindal v. Hudson 2 Del. 441 1838 0 A father, who was a free man, could not own his son Delaware
James v. Carr 2 Del. Cas. 223 1805 0 Denial for freedom since the enslaved person was loaned and not exported Delaware
Sutton's Will 2 Del. Cas. 364 1817 0 Will of an enslaved woman; not at issue in the case Delaware
Morris v. Spier 2 Del. Cas. 23 1807 0 Character of an enslaved man not relevant to the extension of his enslavement Delaware
William H. Davis' Case 1 Del. 17 1832 0 Denial of a petition for freedom Delaware
Bridges v. Tunnel 2 Del. Cas. 451 1818 0 Action against a man over whether he knowingly sold a woman to a man who would export her Delaware