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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Clark v. Clark 39 Tenn. 336 1859 0 Tennessee
Herndon v. Carr 1 Jefferson 132 1772 0 Wills & Estate General Ct. of VA
Stone v. Sanders 38 Tenn. 248 1858 0 Tennessee
Waddy v. Sturman 1 Jefferson 5 1731 0 Wills & Estate General Ct. of VA
Owens v. People 13 Ill. 59 1851 0 Illinois
Edmonds v. Hughs 1 Va. Col. Dec. 146 1730 0 Wills & Estate General Ct. of VA
Buck v. Wroten 65 Va. 250 1874 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Moss v. Moorman's Adm'r 65 Va. 97 1873 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
May v. Joynes 61 Va. 692 1871 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Rhett v. Mason's Ex'x 59 Va. 541 1868 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Cruse v. McKee 39 Tenn. 1 1858 0 Tennessee
Executors of Mullington v. Shipman 1 N.C. 113 1800 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Parker v. Clarkson 4 W. Va. 407 1870 0 West Virginia
Poindexter v. Jeffries 56 Va. 363 1859 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Livesay v. Helms 55 Va. 441 1858 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Williamson's Administrators v. Smart 1 N.C. 219 1801 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Shearman's Adm'r v. Hicks 55 Va. 96 1857 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Wootten v. Wootten's Ex'or 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 494 1857 0 Wills & Estate Special Ct of Appeals VA
Machen v. Machen 15 Ala. 373 1849 0 Detinue Alabama
Carpenter v. Utz 45 Va. 270 1848 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA