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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Erskine v. Henry 36 Va. 75 1838 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Mason v. Bond & Co. 36 Va. 73 1838 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Rhea v. White 40 Tenn. 121 1859 0 Tennessee
James v. Bird's Adm'r 35 Va. 510 1837 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Nicholas 35 Va. 330 1837 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Anderson v. Woodford 35 Va. 316 1837 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Bigelow v. Young 30 Ga. 121 1860 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Emory v. Erskine 34 Va. 267 1836 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Henry v. Bollar 34 Va. 19 1836 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Roneys v. Roneys 34 Va. 13 1836 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Petermans v. Laws 33 Va. 523 1835 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Brown v. Shields 33 Va. 440 1835 0 Deceit in the sale of a slave & Action to recover freedom SC of Appeals VA
Erskine v. Henry 33 Va. 378 1835 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Drane v. Scholfield 33 Va. 386 1835 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Lane v. Mason 32 Va. 520 1834 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Brown's Ex'or v. Higginbotham & Co. 32 Va. 583 1834 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Harvey v. Fox 32 Va. 444 1834 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Commonwealth v. Peas 31 Va. 692 1834 0 Larceny of a slave General Ct. of VA
Clements v. Maloney 17 Ga. 289 1855 0 Slave contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Beall v. Silver 23 Va. 401 1824 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA