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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Robertson v. Archer 26 Va. 319 1827 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Allen v. Freeland 24 Va. 170 1825 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Blakey v. Newby's Administrators 20 Va. 64 1818 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Scott v. Gibbon 19 Va. 86 1816 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Buster v. Ruffner 19 Va. 27 1816 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Gregory v. Baugh 29 Va. 665 1831 0 Action of freedom SC of Appeals VA
McCandlish v. Keen 54 Va. 615 1857 0 Conveyance of Property SC of Appeals VA
Franklin’s Adm’r v. Depriest 54 Va. 257 1856 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Boatright v. Meggs 18 Va. 145 1814 0 Action in detinue SC of Appeals VA
Alexander v. Deneale 16 Va. 341 1811 0 Action of fraud SC of Appeals VA
Rose v. Murchie 6 Va. 409 1800 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Brown v. May 15 Va. 288 1810 0 Action of trespass SC of Appeals VA
Drew v. Anderson 5 Va. 51 1797 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Keene v. Lee 1 Va. 239 1793 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Poindexter v. Davis 47 Va. 481 1850 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Chapman's Adm'x v. Turner 5 Va. 280 1798 0 Mortgages SC of Appeals VA
Bates v. Gordon 7 Va. 555 1790 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Hooe v. Marquess 8 Va. 416 1798 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Rowlett v. Rowlett's Ex'ors 32 Va. 20 1834 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Wade v. Boxley 32 Va. 442 1834 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA