Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Payne v. Bruton 6 Ark. 278 1845 0 Recovery of enslaved persons Arkansas
Brown v. Stacy 5 Ark. 403 1844 0 Motion for a new trial Arkansas
Robinson v. Calloway 4 Ark. 94 1842 0 Property post-death dispute Arkansas
Pyeatt v. Spencer 4 Ark. 563 1842 0 Breach of warranty Arkansas
Desha v. Baker 3 Ark. 509 1841 0 Writ of attachment Arkansas
Lavery v. Woodland 2 Del. Cas. 299 1817 0 Action of trover Delaware
Wilson v. George 2 Del. Cas. 413 1818 0 Petition for freedom from a freed man wrongfully arrested for escaping slavery 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
U.S. v. Morris 1 Curt C. C. 23 1851 0 Indictment for misdemeanor Circuit Court, D. Mass.
Inhabitants of Stockbridge v. Inhabitants of West Stockbridge 12 Mass. 400 1815 0 Recovery for expenses SC of Mass.
Doe v. Prettyman 6 Del. 334 1857 0 Replevin of land that involves and enslaved man Delaware
State v. Hudson 2 Del. Cas. 28 1797 0 Indictment for assault and battery on an enslaved man by a deputized man Delaware
Caldwell v. Carter 2 Del. Cas. 668 1821 0 Petition for freedom Delaware
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
Cannon ex rel. Cannon v. Stuart 8 Del. 223 1866 0 Petition for freedom Delaware
Miller v. Hoyle 41 N.C. 269 1849 0 Mortgages/Deeds North Carolina