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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
June v. Myers 12 Fla. 310 1868 0 Ownership of Slaves in Defendant's Possession Supreme Court of FL
Rives v. Farish's Adm'r 65 Va. 125 1873 0 Action of covenant SC of Appeals VA
Jennings v. Jennings 63 Va. 313 1872 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Booten v. Scheffer 62 Va. 474 1871 0 Contracts SC of Appeals VA
Raper v. Sanders 62 Va. 60 1871 0 Collusion to sell SC of Appeals VA
Hill v. Bowyer 59 Va. 364 1868 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Brockenbrough's Ex'ors v. Spindle's Adm'rs 58 Va. 21 1866 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Harvey v. Skipwith 57 Va. 393 1863 0 Breach of Contract SC of Appeals VA
Jones v. Bradshaw 57 Va. 355 1863 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Sherman v. Commonwealth 55 Va. 677 1858 0 Writ of Error SC of Appeals VA
De Ende v. Wilkinson's Adm'r 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 663 1857 0 Action of debt Special Ct of Appeals VA
Summers v. Bean 54 Va. 404 1856 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Hooe v. Hooe 54 Va. 245 1856 0 Action of ejectment SC of Appeals VA
Traylor v. Marshall 11 Ala. 458 1847 0 Recovery for enslaved person Alabama
Taylor v. Cullins 53 Va. 394 1855 0 Injunction to restrain the sale of a slave SC of Appeals VA
Snoddy v. Haskins 53 Va. 363 1855 0 Injunction to restrain the sale of a slave SC of Appeals VA
Custis v. Snead 53 Va. 260 1855 0 Suit for partition of land SC of Appeals VA
Thomas v. Palmer 54 N.C. 249 1854 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Hunter v. Lawrence's Adm'r 52 Va. 111 1854 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Foster's Adm'r v. Fosters 51 Va. 485 1853 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA