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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Booten v. Scheffer 62 Va. 474 1871 0 Contracts SC of Appeals VA
Harvey v. Skipwith 57 Va. 393 1863 0 Breach of Contract SC of Appeals VA
Duval v. Malone 55 Va. 24 1857 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Hooe v. Hooe 54 Va. 245 1856 0 Action of ejectment SC of Appeals VA
Snoddy v. Haskins 53 Va. 363 1855 0 Injunction to restrain the sale of a slave SC of Appeals VA
Roberts v. King 51 Va. 184 1853 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Pinckard v. Woods 49 Va. 140 1851 0 Action of debt 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
Wilson v. Buchanan 48 Va. 334 1851 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
West's Adm'r v. Thornton 48 Va. 177 1850 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
Howell v. Cowles 47 Va. 393 1849 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Claytor v. Anthony 56 Va. 518 1860 0 ? SC of Appeals VA
Tutt v. Slaughter's adm'r 46 Va. 364 1849 0 Action of trover SC of Appeals VA
Woodson v. Perkins 46 Va. 345 1849 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Fitzhugh's Ex'or v. Fitzhugh 52 Va. 300 1854 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Shue v. Turk 56 Va. 256 1859 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Charlton v. Unis 45 Va. 58 1847 0 Action to recover freedom SC of Appeals VA
Clere v. Commonwealth 44 Va. 615 1846 0 Larceny of a slave General Ct. of VA
Harris' Ex'ors v. Barnett 44 Va. 339 1846 0 Purchase of land SC of Appeals VA