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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Crouch v. Dabney 43 Va. 415 1846 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Wills v. Spraggins 44 Va. 555 1847 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Harrisons v. Harrison's Adm'x 43 Va. 1 1845 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Brown v. Wingard 2 D.C. 300 1822 0 Executory contract United States
Jordan v. Sawyer 2 D.C. 373 1823 0 Freedom Petition United States
Crease v. Parker 1 D.C. 448 1807 0 Slave Contract Capacity United States
Thompson v. Carbery 2 D.C. 39 1811 0 Motion for new trial in replevin United States
Battles v. Miller 3 D.C. 296 1828 0 Freedom Petition United States
Beall v. Beck 3 D.C. 666 1829 0 Replevin United States
Gardner v. Simpson 2 D.C. 405 1823 0 Freedom Petition United States
Dickinson v. Hoomes 42 Va. 303 1844 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Malone's Adm'r v. Hobbs 40 Va. 347 1842 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Hudson v. Hudson's Administrator 20 Va. 352 1819 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Skipwith v. Cabell's Ex'or 60 Va. 758 1870 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Goodman v. Walker 30 Ala. 482 1857 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Queen v. Neale 2 D.C. 3 1810 0 Petition for Freedom United States
Turner v. Turner 44 Ala. 437 1870 0 Divorce on the grounds of adultery Alabama
Newman v. Davis 2 D.C. 16 1810 0 Trespass vi et armis United States
Rose v. Kennedy 1 D.C. 29 1801 0 Assault and Battery to right to freedom United States
Atkinson v. Patton 1 D.C. 46 1802 0 Slander United States