This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1851 |
| Citation: | 7 Gratt. 673 |
| Jurisdiction: | General Ct. of VA |
| People: | Sam (the victim), Henry, Stone |
| Short Summary: | The court said: "it is believed that the records of criminal jurisprudence do not contain a case of more atrocious and wicked cruelty." |
| Law type: | First-degree murder |
| Full name: | Souther v. The Commonwealth |
| Court: | General Court of Virginia |