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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Hamletts v. Hamlett's Ex'ors 39 Va. 350 1841 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Chaires v. Shepard 7 Fla. 77 1857 0 Distribution of Personal Estate to a Wife Supreme Court of FL
Chaires v. Chaires 10 Fla. 308 1864 0 Alimony Dispute Supreme Court of FL
Booten v. Scheffer 62 Va. 474 1871 0 Contracts SC of Appeals VA
Pulliam v. Aler 56 Va. 54 1859 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Harvey v. Epes 53 Va. 153 1855 0 ? SC of Appeals VA
Hunter v. Lawrence's Adm'r 52 Va. 111 1854 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Cleland v. Watson 51 Va. 159 1853 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Miller v. Holcombe's Ex'or 50 Va. 665 1853 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Bell v. Calhoun 49 Va. 22 1851 0 Deed of trust SC of Appeals VA
Griffin's Ex'or v. Macaulay's Adm'r 48 Va. 476 1851 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Commonwealth 48 Va. 593 1850 0 Advising and Aiding a slave to escape General Ct. of VA
Reynolds v. Bank of Va. 47 Va. 174 1849 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Trimyer v. Pollard 46 Va. 460 1849 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Harris' Ex'ors v. Barnett 44 Va. 339 1846 0 Purchase of land SC of Appeals VA
Commonwealth v. Jones 43 Va. 555 1845 0 Misdemeanor - fornication with a slave General Ct. of VA
Perrin v. Lomax 41 Va. 133 1843 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Perry v. Lewis 6 Fla. 555 1856 0 Adverse Possession of a Slave Supreme Court of FL
Hollingsworth v. Handcock 7 Fla. 338 1857 0 Dispute Over a Conditional Sale of a Slave Supreme Court of FL
Kendig v. Giles 9 Fla. 278 1860 0 Enforcement of a Personal Warranty Supreme Court of FL