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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Crawford v. Moses 37 Va. 277 1839 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Maund's Adm'r v. M'Phail 37 Va. 199 1839 0 Action of replevin SC of Appeals VA
Barksdale v. Finney 55 Va. 338 1858 0 Action to recover property SC of Appeals VA
Hancock ex rel. Guardian v. Hovey 1 N.C. 104 1799 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Mason v. Bond & Co. 36 Va. 73 1838 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Boyle v. Townes 36 Va. 66 1838 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Hone v. Ammons 14 Ill. 29 1852 0 Illinois
Spencer v. Pilcher 35 Va. 565 1887 0 Action in trover SC of Appeals VA
Echols v. Jordan 39 Ala. 24 1863 0 Partition of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Anderson v. Woodford 35 Va. 316 1837 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Hawthorn v. Hunter 35 Va. 411 1836 0 Deceit in the sale of a slave SC of Appeals VA
Steptoe's Adm'rs v. Harvey's Ex'ors 34 Va. 501 1836 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Bush v. Martins 34 Va. 320 1836 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Emory v. Erskine 34 Va. 267 1836 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Roneys v. Roneys 34 Va. 13 1836 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Commonwealth v. Ned of Campbell 33 Va. 607 1835 0 Action of freedom General Ct. of 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
Smith v. Wilson 17 Md. 460 1861 0 Maryland
Fulton v. Shaw 25 Va. 597 1827 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA