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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Taylor v. Horsey 5 Del. 131 1849 0 Trover of an enslaved individual Delaware
Ash v. Williams 5 D.C. 674 1840 0 Freedom Suit/Petition/Wills/ United States
Bell v. Greenfield 5 D.C. 669 1840 0 Freedom Suit/ Will United States
Graham v. Alexander 5 D.C. 663 1840 0 Freedom Petition United States
Jones v. United States 5 D.C. 647 1840 0 Fraudulent Sale United States
Fenwick v. Grimes 5 D.C. 603 1839 0 False Promise Underlying Sale/Deceit United States
Nichols v. Burch 5 D.C. 553 1839 0 Assault/Battery, False Imprisonment United States
Kennedy v. Purnell 5 D.C. 552 1839 0 Freedom Petition United States
Cunningham ex rel. Remington v. Offutt 5 D.C. 524 1838 0 Fieri Facias United States
Jennings v. Corporation of Washington 5 D.C. 512 1838 0 Appeal of conviction of being out past curfew. United States
Henderson v. Henderson's Administrator 5 D.C. 469 1838 0 Creditor Remedies United States
Fenwick v. Grimes 5 D.C. 439 1838 0 Contracts- Fraud/Deciet within contract United States
Coots v. Morton's 5 D.C. 409 1838 0 Freedom Petition/ Wills United States
Bell v. McCormick 5 D.C. 398 1838 0 Wills and Bequeathments United States
Prather v. Burgess 5 D.C. 376 1837 0 Marriage/Divorce United States
United States v. West 5 D.C. 35 1836 0 Witnesses/Evidence United States
Negro William Richardson's Case 5 D.C. 338 1837 0 Habeus Corpus/ Runaways United States
Bank of the United States v. Lee 5 D.C. 319 1837 0 Fradulent Contracts/Equity United States
United States v. Farrell 5 D.C. 311 1837 0 Witnesses United States
Moody v. Fuller 5 D.C. 303 1837 0 Freedom Petition United States