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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Universal Products Co. v. Emerson 36 Del. 553 1935 1 Delaware
Kelley v. Mayor of Wilmington 35 Del. 9 1931 1 Delaware
Emerson v. Universal Products Co. 35 Del. 277 1932 1 Delaware
Tidewater Coal Exchange, Inc. v. American Surety Co. 34 Del. 41 1928 1 Delaware
State v. Highfield 34 Del. 272 1930 1 Delaware
Rudnick v. Shoenberg 32 Del. 339 1923 1 Delaware
In re the Trust Estate of Sellers 31 Del. Ch. 158 1949 1 Delaware
State v. Adair 31 Del. 558 1922 1 Delaware
In re Gould 31 Del. 218 1921 1 Delaware
Brewer v. Curtis 30 Del. 204 1919 1 Delaware
Griffith v. State 2 Del. Ch. 421 1848 1 Delaware
State v. George 2 Del. Cas. 88 1797 0 Indictment for rape; Not guilty Delaware
Harrison v. Hunter 2 Del. Cas. 76 1797 0 Qui tam action for the returning of an enslaved man Delaware
Shockley v. Traverse 2 Del. Cas. 673 1821 0 Question of whether an illegal exportation of an enslaved woman who was freed at a time but sold prior to that period Delaware
Caldwell v. Carter 2 Del. Cas. 668 1821 0 Petition for freedom Delaware
Ellis v. Wootten 2 Del. Cas. 625 1821 0 Action against man who failed to deliver an enslaved individual Delaware
Case of Jones 2 Del. Cas. 622 1821 0 Order of replevein of three kidnapped enslaved individuals Delaware
Mariner v. Kershaw 2 Del. Cas. 576 1820 0 Replevin of an enslaved person Delaware
Clayton v. Mitchell 2 Del. Cas. 532 1820 0 Failure to pay for a transferred enslaved person Delaware
Charles v. Cochran 2 Del. Cas. 51 1796 0 Petition for freedom denied Delaware