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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Anderson v. Commonwealth 31 Va. 693 1834 0 Writ of error General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Peas 31 Va. 692 1834 0 Larceny of a slave General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Stephen 31 Va. 679 1833 0 Murder General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Watts 31 Va. 672 1833 0 (attempted) sexual assault General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Peas 43 Va. 629 1834 0 Larceny of a slave General Ct. of VA
Anderson v. Commonwealth 32 Va. 740 1835 0 Grand Larceny General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Connor 32 Va. 718 1834 0 Unlawful assembly General Ct. of VA
House v. Commonwealth 35 Va. 755 1837 0 Aid and abet escape of slave General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Ned of Campbell 33 Va. 607 1835 0 Action of freedom General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Pleasant 37 Va. 697 1840 0 Suit for freedom General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Nix 38 Va. 636 1841 0 Selling a free man as a slave General Ct. of VA
Abrahams v. Commonwealth 40 Va. 675 1842 0 ? General Ct. of VA
Allen v. Allen 1 Jefferson 86 1769 0 Descent & Distribution General Ct. of VA
Lightfoot v. Lightfoot 1 Va. Col. Dec. 193 1732 0 Suit in chancery General Ct. of VA
Waddill v. Chamberlayne 1 Jefferson 10 1733 0 Fraud General Ct. of VA
Ex parte Ball 43 Va. 588 1845 0 Writ of habeus corpus General Ct. of VA
Churchilll v. Blackburn 1 Va. Col. Dec. 137 1730 0 Contracts General Ct. of VA
Grayson v. Commonwealth 47 Va. 712 1849 0 First-degree murder General Ct. of VA
Tayloe v. Graves 1 Jefferson 40 1736 0 Wills & Estate General Ct. of VA
Souther v. Commonwealth 7 Gratt. 673 1851 0 First-degree murder General Ct. of VA