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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Moss v. Green 37 Va. 251 1839 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Ruddle's Ex'or v. Ben 37 Va. 467 1839 0 Writ of habeus corpus SC of Appeals VA
Charlton v. Gardner 38 Va. 281 1840 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Ware v. W'Candlish 38 Va. 595 1841 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Newton v. Poole 39 Va. 112 1841 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Williams v. Manuel 40 Va. 639 1843 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Johns v. Davis's Ex'or 41 Va. 729 1844 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Curd v. Miller's Ex'ors 48 Va. 185 1850 0 Suit to enjoin a sale SC of Appeals VA
Brent v. Richards 43 Va. 539 1846 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Purcell v. Wilson 45 Va. 16 1847 0 Writ of right SC of Appeals VA
M'Kenzie v. Macon 46 Va. 379 1849 0 Action to enjoin the sale of slaves SC of Appeals VA
Peatross v. M'Laughlin 47 Va. 64 1849 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Pryor v. Duncan 47 Va. 27 1849 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Parker's ex'ors v. Brown's ex'ors 47 Va. 554 1850 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Forward's Adm'r v. Thamer 50 Va. 537 1853 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Jincey v. Winfield's Adm'r 50 Va. 708 1853 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Hunter v. Humphreys 55 Va. 287 1858 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Unis v. Charlton's Adm'r 53 Va. 484 1855 0 Suits for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Harvey v. Skipwith 57 Va. 410 1863 0 Breach of Contract SC of Appeals VA
Hall's Ex'or v. Smith 66 Va. 70 1874 0 Action to recover slaves SC of Appeals VA