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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Ruddle's Ex'or v. Ben 37 Va. 467 1839 0 Writ of habeus corpus SC of Appeals VA
Jackson v. Jackson 37 Va. 448 1839 0 Action for assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Shugart's Adm'r v. Thompson's Adm'r 37 Va. 434 1839 0 Action to impeach a settled account SC of Appeals VA
Findlay v. Hickman 37 Va. 354 1839 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Crawford v. Moses 37 Va. 277 1839 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Moss v. Green 37 Va. 251 1839 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Moore's Adm'r v. George's Adm'r 37 Va. 228 1839 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Hopewell v. Cumberland Bank of Alleghany 37 Va. 206 1839 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Maund's Adm'r v. M'Phail 37 Va. 199 1839 0 Action of replevin SC of Appeals VA
Rose's Adm'x v. Burgess 37 Va. 186 1839 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Pownal v. Taylor 37 Va. 172 1839 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Literary Fund v. Dawson 37 Va. 147 1839 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Clarke v. Dunnavant 37 Va. 13 1839 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Rochelle v. Rochelle 37 Va. 125 1839 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Tazewell v. McCandlish 37 Va. 116 1839 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Honey v. Clark 37 Tex. 686 1873 0 Texas
Flanagan v. Cary 37 Tex. 67 1873 0 Texas
Brightman v. Word 37 Tex. 310 1873 0 Texas
Busby v. Lynn 37 Tex. 146 1873 0 Texas
Norwood v. Cobb 37 Tex. 141 1873 0 Texas