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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Redford's Administrator v. Peggy 27 Va. 316 1828 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Sawney v. Carter 27 Va. 173 1828 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Tomlinson's Administrator v. Mason 27 Va. 169 1828 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Talbert v. Jenny 27 Va. 159 1828 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Faulkner's Administratrix v. Harwood 27 Va. 125 1828 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Harrison v. Sims 27 Va. 507 1828 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Montgomery v. Fletcher 27 Va. 612 1828 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Stewart v. State ex rel. Riggin 2 H. & G. 114 1828 0 Maryland
Lammott v. Gist 2 H. & G. 433 1828 0 Maryland
Smith v. Edwards 2 H. & G. 411 1828 0 0 Maryland
Jacob v. Jacob 2 Rawle 204 1828 0 Defective slave claim SC of PA.
Arthur v. Chavis 27 Va. 142 1828 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Goodwin v. Morgan 1 Stew. 278 1828 0 Detinue for Eleven Enslaved Persons Alabama
State ex rel. Griffin v. Hanson's Adm'x. 2 H. & G. 437 1828 0 0 Maryland
Mockbee's Adm'r. v. Gardner 2 H. & G. 176 1828 0 Maryland
Price v. Read 2 H. & G. 291 1828 0 Maryland
Bernard v. Herbert 3 D.C. 346 1828 0 Detinue United States
Dashiell v. Dashiell 2 H. & G. 127 1828 0 Maryland
Mandeville v. Cookendorfer 3 D.C. 397 1828 0 Negligence United States
Whelan v. Corporation of Washington 3 D.C. 292 1828 0 Taxes Paid on Purchase of Slave United States