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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
State v. Tilghman 5 Del. 495 1854 0 Whether a person was enslaved or not Delaware
Dulany v. Green 4 Del. 285 1845 0 Whether a previous owner freed enslaved individuals upon death or not Delaware
Wright v. Fisher 2 Del. Cas. 322 1817 0 Whether a receipt can prove a person owns an enslaved person; No Delaware
Sutton's Will 2 Del. Cas. 364 1817 0 Will of an enslaved woman; not at issue in the case Delaware
Waples v. Aydelot 2 Del. Cas. 385 1818 0 Will transferance of enslaved individuals to children, grandchildren, and charity Delaware
Robinson v. Adams' Lessee 4 Dall. Append. XII 1788 0 Will transference of an enslaved woman to a man's son
State v. Windsor 5 Del. 512 1854 0 Witness to a homicide Delaware
Delaware Liquor Store, Inc. v. Mayor & Council Of Wilmington 45 Del. 461 1950 1 Delaware
Rash v. Allen 24 Del. 444 1910 1 Delaware
Electrical Research Products, Inc. v. Vitaphone Corp. 20 Del. Ch. 417 1934 1 Delaware
Mitchell v. Delaware Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission 56 Del. 260 1963 1 Delaware
Grano v. State 257 A.2d 768 1969 1 Delaware
Simmons' Lessee v. Hendrickson 3 Del. 103 1840 1 Delaware
Colbert v. Sutton 5 Del. Ch. 294 1880 1 Delaware
Slaughter v. Moore 9 Del. Ch. 350 1912 1 Delaware
State v. Hawkins 37 Del. 396 1936 1 Delaware
Grand Fraternity v. Keatley 27 Del. 308 1913 1 Delaware
Burton v. Willin 11 Del. 522 1883 1 Delaware
Coyle v. Gray 12 Del. 44 1884 1 Delaware
Le Fevre v. Crossan 26 Del. 379 1912 1 Delaware