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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Claytor v. Anthony 27 Va. 285 1828 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Redford's Administrator v. Peggy 27 Va. 316 1828 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Shearman v. Christian 27 Va. 50 1827 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Harrison v. Sims 27 Va. 507 1828 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Hunter v. Jones 27 Va. 541 1828 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Moses v. Denigree 27 Va. 561 1828 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Spotts v. Gillaspie 27 Va. 566 1828 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Montgomery v. Fletcher 27 Va. 612 1828 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Coleman v. Cocke 27 Va. 618 1828 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Cole's Administrator v. M'Rae 27 Va. 644 1828 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Isaac v. West's Executor 27 Va. 652 1828 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Commonwealth v. Booth 27 Va. 670 1828 0 Unlawful Assembly of Slaves General Ct of VA
Bledsoe v. Commonwealth 27 Va. 674 1828 0 Larceny of a slave General Ct of VA
Shirley v. Long 27 Va. 736 1827 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Shirley v. Elizabeth 27 Va. 764 1827 0 Motion to dissolve injunction SC of Appeals VA
Glasscock v. Batton 27 Va. 78 1827 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Dunlap v. Robinson 28 Ala. 100 1856 0 Life estate in Enslaved Personsdispute Alabama
Pearsall v. McCartney 28 Ala. 110 1856 0 Petition for bankruptcy Alabama
Hatton v. Landman 28 Ala. 127 1856 0 Action to establish parol Alabama
May's Heirs v. May's Adm'r. 28 Ala. 141 1856 0 Dispute of Will Alabama