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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Spicer v. Pope 1 Jefferson 43 1736 0 Wills & Estate General Ct. of VA
Tayloe v. Graves 1 Jefferson 40 1736 0 Wills & Estate General Ct. of VA
Jones v. Langhorn 1 Jefferson 37 1736 0 Marriage Settlement General Ct. of VA
Edmonds v. Hughes 1 Jefferson 2 1730 0 Wills & Estate General Ct. of VA
Morris v. Chamberlayne 1 Jefferson 14 1735 1 Virginia
Herndon v. Carr 1 Jefferson 132 1772 0 Wills & Estate General Ct. of VA
Carter v. Webb 1 Jefferson 123 1772 0 Property General Ct. of VA
Robin v. Hardaway 1 Jefferson 109 1772 0 Actions of trespass, assault and battery General Ct. of VA
Waddill v. Chamberlayne 1 Jefferson 10 1733 0 Fraud General Ct. of VA
Marston v. Parish 1 Jefferson 1 1730 0 Action of detinue General Ct. of VA
Coalter’s ex’or v. Bryan 1 Gratt. 18 1844 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Medley v. Jones 19 Va. 98 1816 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Isaac v. Johnson 19 Va. 95 1816 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Scott v. Gibbon 19 Va. 86 1816 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Royall's Administrators v. Royall's Administrator 19 Va. 82 1816 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Bream v. Cooper's Heirs 19 Va. 7 1815 1 Virginia
Lemon v. Reynolds 19 Va. 552 1817 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Hook's Administrators v. Hancock 19 Va. 546 1817 0 Action of slander SC of Appeals VA
Garnett v. Sam 19 Va. 542 1817 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Baird v. Bland 19 Va. 492 1817 0 Action of debt ? SC of Appeals VA