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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Roach v. Lessee of Martin 1 Del. 548 1835 1 Delaware
Doe v. Roe 1 Del. 477 1835 1 Delaware
Carlisle v. Fleming 1 Del. 421 1834 1 Delaware
Lockwood v. Burton 1 Del. 138 1833 0 Replevin of an enslaved person to either defendant or plaintiff Delaware
Morris v. Cannon 1 Del. 220 1833 0 No replevin to a free man; issue of whether if a person was enslaved or an indentured servant Delaware
Eaves v. King 1 Del. 141 1833 0 Petition of replevin and dismisaal due to the freedom of a woman and two kids Delaware
Walter v. Miller 1 Del. 7 1832 0 Act of trover of 4 enslaved individuals Delaware
Jones v. Wootten 1 Del. 77 1832 0 Determining whether a person was enslaved Delaware
William H. Davis' Case 1 Del. 17 1832 0 Denial of a petition for freedom Delaware
Borroughs v. Broxon 3 Del. Cas. 217 1829 0 Transferance of enslaved individuals to the proper descendant Delaware
Ingram v. Gaskins 3 Del. Cas. 25 1822 0 Qui tam action against a man who illegally exported an enslaved individual Delaware
Patton v. Jones 3 Del. Cas. 11 1822 0 Replevein to either decendant's estate or another individual 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
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
Caldwell v. Carter 2 Del. Cas. 668 1821 0 Petition for freedom 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
Burrows v. Truitt 1 Del. Cas. 613 1818 0 Failure to pay for a transferred enslaved person Delaware
Wilson v. George 2 Del. Cas. 413 1818 0 Petition for freedom from a freed man wrongfully arrested for escaping slavery Delaware