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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Commonwealth v. Carver 26 Va. 660 1827 0 First-degree murder General Ct of VA
Gregory v. Baugh 25 Va. (4 Rand.) 611 1827 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Sallust v. Ruth 25 Va. 67 1826 0 Action of assault, battery, & to recover freedom SC of Appeals VA
Selden v. Coalter 4 Va. 533 1818 0 Wills & Estate General Ct of VA
Hook v. Nanny 14 Va. 157 1809 0 Action of trespass, assault, battery, false imprisonment SC of Appeals VA
Randolphs Ex'rs v. Randolphs Ex'rs 6 Va. 397 1801 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Ballard v. Leavell 15 Va. 290 1806 0 Trespass SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Griffin Jeff. 132 1772 0 Wills & Estate General Ct. of VA
Custis v. Fitzhugh Jeff. 72 1768 0 Trusts General Ct. of VA
Taylor v. Wallace 8 Va. 92 1786 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
State ex rel. Dawson 39 Ala. 367 1864 0 Petition for Habeas Corpus Alabama
Harris v. Taylor 35 Tenn. 536 1856 0 Tennessee
Cobb v. O'Neal 34 Tenn. 438 1854 0 Tennessee
Jerry v. Townshend 9 Md. 145 1856 0 Maryland
Ann v. State 30 Tenn. 159 1850 0 Tennessee
Jarrot v. Jarrot 7 Ill. 1 1845 0 Illinois
Moore v. Steele 29 Tenn. 562 1850 0 Tennessee
Anderson v. Hammond 5 Gill 461 1847 0 Maryland
Reynolds v. Juliet 14 Md. 118 1859 0 Maryland
Fields v. Walker 23 Ala. 155 1853 0 Freedom Suit Alabama