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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Arendale v. Samuel D. Morgan & Co. 37 Tenn. 703 1857 0 Tennessee
Coutts v. Walker 29 Va. 268 1830 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Crews v. Pendleton & Mountcastle 28 Va. 297 1829 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Montgomery v. Fletcher 27 Va. 612 1828 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Fleetwood v. Fleetwood 17 N.C. 222 1832 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Faulkner's Administratrix v. Harwood 27 Va. 125 1828 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Wooten v. Wilkins 39 Ga. 223 1869 0 Dying declaration - wills appeal Supreme Court of Georgia
Hamilton v. Shrewsbury 25 Va. 428 1826 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Guerrant v. Anderson 25 Va. 208 1826 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Cunningham v. Mitchell 25 Va. 189 1826 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Urquhart v. Clarke 23 Va. 549 1824 0 Action of ejectment SC of Appeals VA
Lewis's Administrator v. Wyatt 23 Va. 114 1823 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
Lewis v. Fullerson 22 Va. 15 1821 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Macon & Western Rail Road v. Holt 8 Ga. 157 1850 0 Liability for injury cause Supreme Court of Georgia
Prior v. Kinney's Executor 20 Va. 510 1820 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Timberlake v. Graves 20 Va. 174 1818 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Lawrence v. Swann 19 Va. 332 1817 0 Suit of injunction SC of Appeals VA
Cheatwood v. Mayo 19 Va. 16 1816 0 Action for words (slander) SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Billing 3 D.C. 355 1828 0 Jurisdiction United States