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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Matthews v. Thompson 49 Tenn. 588 1871 0 Tennessee
State v. Weaks 26 Tenn. 522 1847 0 Tennessee
Richardson v. State 43 Tenn. 122 1866 0 Tennessee
Scruggs v. Davis 37 Tenn. 261 1857 0 Tennessee
Abrahams v. Commonwealth 38 Va. 675 1841 0 ? General Ct. of VA
Hansford v. Elliott 36 Va. 39 1837 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Anderson v. Commonwealth 31 Va. 693 1834 0 Writ of error General Ct. of VA
Callava v. Pope 30 Va. 103 1831 0 Action for ejectment SC of Appeals VA
Moses v. Denigree 27 Va. 561 1828 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Wilson v. Shackleford 25 Va. 5 1826 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Lyons v. Brown 21 Va. 105 1820 0 Land Contract SC of Appeals VA
Bullock v. Gordon 18 Va. 450 1815 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Garnett v. Childers 16 Va. 277 1811 0 Suit of injunction SC of Appeals VA
Gibbs v. Perkinson 14 Va. 415 1808 0 Trusts SC of Chancery VA
Walthall v. Johnston 6 Va. 275 1800 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Dorman v. Bigelow 1 Fla. 281 1847 0 Effectiveness of a Promissory Note Against the Statute of Frauds Supreme Court of FL
Kelly, Timanus & Co. v. Wallace 6 Fla. 690 1856 0 Recovery of Value for a Deceased Slave Supreme Court of FL
Harkness v. Fraser 12 Fla. 336 1868 0 Dispute Over the Conveyance of Property Supreme Court of FL
De Ende v. Wilkinson's Adm'r 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 663 1857 0 Action of debt Special Ct of Appeals VA
Jones v. Myrick's Ex'ors 49 Va. 179 1851 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA