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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Green v. Judith 26 Va. 1 1827 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Kitty v. Fitzhugh 25 Va. 600 1827 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Shearman v. Christian 27 Va. 50 1827 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Fulton v. Shaw 25 Va. 597 1827 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Shirley v. Long 27 Va. 736 1827 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Henry v. Felder 7 S.C. Eq. 323 1827 1 South Carolina
Clark & Clark v. Pinney 7 Cow. 681 1827 1 New York
Glasscock v. Batton 27 Va. 78 1827 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Overfield v. Bullitt 1 Mo. 749 1827 1 Missouri
High v. Stainback 1 Stew. 24 1827 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Gregory v. Baugh 25 Va. (4 Rand.) 611 1827 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Newnan v. Washington 8 Tenn. 79 1827 1 Tennessee
Beltzhoover v. Darragh 16 Serg. & Rawle 329 1827 1 Pennsylvania
Dickson v. Cunningham 8 Tenn. 203 1827 1 Tennessee
Lee v. Preuss 3 D.C. 112 1827 0 Freedom Petition United States
Miller v. Watson 7 Cow. 39-3 1827 1 New York
Commonwealth v. Turner 5 Rand. 678 1827 0 Excessive beating/assault of a slave General Ct of VA
Jones v. Mason 26 Va. 577 1827 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Commonwealth v. Carver 26 Va. 660 1827 0 First-degree murder General Ct of VA
United States v. Helriggle 3 D.C. 179 1827 1 United States