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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Pryor v. Duncan 47 Va. 27 1849 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Peatross v. M'Laughlin 47 Va. 64 1849 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
M'Kenzie v. Macon 46 Va. 379 1849 0 Action to enjoin the sale of slaves SC of Appeals VA
Purcell v. Wilson 45 Va. 16 1847 0 Writ of right SC of Appeals VA
Brent v. Richards 43 Va. 539 1846 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Ex parte Ball 43 Va. 588 1845 0 Writ of habeus corpus General Ct. of VA
Curd v. Miller's Ex'ors 48 Va. 185 1850 0 Suit to enjoin a sale SC of Appeals VA
Thomason v. Odum 23 Ala. 480 1853 0 Detinue Alabama
Johns v. Davis's Ex'or 41 Va. 729 1844 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Williams v. Manuel 40 Va. 639 1843 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Abrahams v. Commonwealth 40 Va. 675 1842 0 ? General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Nix 38 Va. 636 1841 0 Selling a free man as a slave General Ct. of VA
Newton v. Poole 39 Va. 112 1841 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Ware v. W'Candlish 38 Va. 595 1841 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Commonwealth v. Pleasant 37 Va. 697 1840 0 Suit for freedom General Ct. of VA
Charlton v. Gardner 38 Va. 281 1840 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Ruddle's Ex'or v. Ben 37 Va. 467 1839 0 Writ of habeus corpus SC of Appeals VA
Moss v. Green 37 Va. 251 1839 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
King's Ex'ors v. Sheffey's Adm'r 35 Va. 614 1837 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Wilson 17 Md. 460 1861 0 Maryland