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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Hagan v. Lucas 35 U.S. 400 1836 0 United States
Grooms v. Rust 27 Tex. 231 1863 0 Texas
Phœbe v. Boggess 42 Va. 129 1844 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Whiting v. Rust 42 Va. 483 1844 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Arnold v. Miller 26 Miss. 152 1853 0 Usurious contract Mississippi
Autrey v. Autrey's Adm'r 37 Ala. 614 1861 0 Settlement and distrubution of estate Alabama
Lawson v. Cunningham 21 Ga. 454 1857 0 Want of equity Supreme Court of Georgia
Williamson's Ex'or v. Howard 41 Va. 39 1843 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Spencer v. Ford 40 Va. 648 1843 0 Suit for alimony SC of Appeals VA
Stinson Ex'or v. Day 40 Va. 435 1842 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Ashby v. Smith 40 Va. 56 1842 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Governor for Cockrell v. Williams 39 Va. 508 1842 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Tooel v. Commonwealth 38 Va. 714 1841 0 Larceny of a slave General Ct. of VA
Abrahams v. Commonwealth 38 Va. 675 1841 0 ? General Ct. of VA
Dorsett v. Frith 21 Ga. 245 1857 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Cocke's Ex'or v. Philips 39 Va. 248 1841 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Pigg v. Corder 39 Va. 69 1841 0 Specific performance SC of Appeals VA
Parrish v. Parrish 38 Va. 626 1841 0 Trespass and larceny SC of Appeals VA
Anderson v. Thompson 38 Va. 439 1840 0 Settlement of accounts SC of Appeals VA
Broward v. Doggett 2 Fla. 49 1848 0 Dispute over the Wages of Slaves for Hire Supreme Court of FL