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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Davison v. Waite 16 Va. 527 1811 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
McCargo v. Callicott 16 Va. 501 1811 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Cheatwood v. Mayo 19 Va. 16 1816 0 Action for words (slander) SC of Appeals VA
Lawrence v. Swann 19 Va. 332 1817 0 Suit of injunction SC of Appeals VA
Ross v. Woodville 18 Va. 324 1815 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Early v. Early 21 Va. 124 1820 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Taliaferro v. Horde's Administrators 22 Va. 242 1822 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Barker v. Barker’s adm’r 2 Gratt. 344 1845 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Lewis v. Fullerson 22 Va. 15 1821 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Prior v. Kinney's Executor 20 Va. 510 1820 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Elam v. Bass's Executors 18 Va. 301 1814 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Lacy v. Wilson 18 Va. 313 1814 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
City of Richmond v. Long's Adm'rs 58 Va. 375 1867 0 Action to recover value of a slave SC of Appeals VA
Dempsey v. Lawrence 21 Va. 333 1821 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Shirley v. Elizabeth 27 Va. 764 1827 0 Motion to dissolve injunction SC of Appeals VA
Timberlake v. Graves 20 Va. 174 1818 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Garth's Executors v. Barksdale 19 Va. 101 1816 0 Action of trespass SC of Appeals VA
Lightfoot’s Executors v. Colgin 19 Va. 42 1813 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Dold's Trustee v. Geiger's Adm'r 43 Va. 98 1845 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Fletcher v. Ashley 47 Va. 332 1849 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA