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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Brugh v. Shanks 32 Va. 598 1833 0 Action for fraud and deceit SC of Appeals VA
Brooks v. Commonwealth 31 Va. 669 1833 0 Murder of a slave General Ct. of VA
Godwin's Adm'r v. Godwin's Adm'x 31 Va. 410 1833 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Commonwealth v. Weldon 31 Va. 652 1833 0 Burglary General Ct. of VA
Alcock v. Hill 31 Va. 622 1833 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Butler v. M'Cann 31 Va. 631 1833 0 Marriage settlement SC of Appeals VA
Rice v. White 31 Va. 474 1833 0 Action for deceit in sale SC of Appeals VA
Cline v. Caldwell 19 S.C.L. 423 1833 1 South Carolina
Smith v. Triplett 31 Va. 590 1833 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Jones v. Jones 17 N.C. 387 1833 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Chase v. Smith 5 Vt. 556 1833 1 Vermont
Dale v. Mosely 4 Stew. & P. 371 1833 0 Dispute over Levy of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Waddy's Ex'ors v. Hawkins's Adm'r 31 Va. 458 1833 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Henry 19 S.C.L. 16 1833 1 South Carolina
Moore v. Jacobs 4 D.C. 312 1833 0 Freedom Petition United States
Cooper v. Sandford 12 Tenn. 452 1833 1 Tennessee
Baker v. Beasly 12 Tenn. 570 1833 1 Tennessee
Shute v. Wade 13 Tenn. 1 1833 1 Tennessee
Johnson v. Tompkins 13 F. Cas. 840 1833 0 Action of trespass and false imprisonment Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
United States v. Marshal of the District of North Carolina 26 F. Cas. 1173 1833 0 Action of debt United States