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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Thomas v. Soper 19 Va. 28 1816 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Beckwith v. Butler 1 Va. 224 1793 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Blunt v. Gee 9 Va. 481 1805 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Coalter’s ex’or v. Bryan 1 Gratt. 18 1844 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Tabb's Adm'r v. Archer's Adm'r 48 Va. 408 1851 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Mayo v. Carrington 8 Va. 472 1791 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Burnley v. Lambert 1 Va. 308 1794 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Ward v. Webber 1 Va. 274 1794 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Pollard v. Coleman 8 Va. 245 1799 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Faulkner's Administratrix v. Brockenbrough 25 Va. 246 1826 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Robertson v. Ewell 17 Va. 1 1811 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Charles v. Hunnicutt 9 Va. 311 1804 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Pegram v. Isabell 11 Va. 387 1807 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Knight v. Yarbrough 21 Va. 27 1820 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Roanes v. Archer 31 Va. 550 1833 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Lemmon v. People ex rel. Napoleon 26 Barb. 270 1857 0 Recovery for freedom SC, General Term, New York
Maltby v. Harwood & Wells 12 Barb. 473 1852 0 SC, General Term, New York
Yerrington v. Greene 7 R.I. 589 1863 0 Estate dispute Rhode Island
Town of Exeter v. Town of Warwick 1 R.I. 63 1834 0 Rhode Island
Respublica v. Richards 2 U.S. 224 1795 0 Criminal Abduction of Freedmen Pennsylvania