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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Edmonds v. Hughs 1 Va. Col. Dec. 146 1730 0 Wills & Estate General Ct. of VA
Lanier v. Br. Bank 18 Ala. 625 1851 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Moss v. Moorman's Adm'r 65 Va. 97 1873 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Johns v. Scoot 64 Va. 704 1873 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Rhett v. Mason's Ex'x 59 Va. 541 1868 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Tebbs v. Duval 58 Va. 349 1867 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Livesay v. Helms 55 Va. 441 1858 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Williamson v. Coalter's Ex'ors 55 Va. 394 1858 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Cross v. Bloomer 65 Tenn. 74 1873 0 Tennessee
Wootten v. Wootten's Ex'or 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 494 1857 0 Wills & Estate Special Ct of Appeals VA
Raney v. Heath 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 206 1856 0 Wills & Estate Special Ct of Appeals VA
Wootton v. Redd's Ex'or 53 Va. 196 1855 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Cheshire v. Purcell 52 Va. 771 1854 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Parramore v. Taylor 52 Va. 220 1854 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Parker v. Wasley's Ex'or 50 Va. 477 1852 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Peale v. Hickle 50 Va. 437 1852 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Ball v. Johnson's Ex'or 49 Va. 281 1851 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Sheldon v. Armstead's Adm'r 48 Va. 264 1851 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Fairfax v. Fairfax's Ex'or 48 Va. 36 1850 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Cooper v. Peck 22 Ala. 406 1853 0 Levy on a enslaved person Alabama