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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Churchill v. Machen 1 Va. Col. Dec. 141 1730 0 ? General Ct. of VA
Graves v. Boyd 1 Va. Col. Dec. 155 1730 0 Contracts General Ct. of VA
Smith v. Smith's Administrators 20 Va. 581 1820 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Booker v. Kirkpatrick 67 Va. 145 1875 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Burnett v. Hawpe's Ex'or 66 Va. 481 1874 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
McChesney v. Brown's Heirs 66 Va. 393 1874 0 Conveyance of property SC of Appeals VA
Elvira, a Slave 57 Va. 561 1865 0 Attempted Murder SC of Appeals VA
Banks v. Booth 20 Va. 385 1819 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Penn v. Reynolds 64 Va. 518 1873 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Harrison v. Gibson 64 Va. 212 1873 0 Deed of trust SC of Appeals VA
Mitchell v. Moore 57 Va. 275 1861 0 Marriage Settlement SC of Appeals VA
Henry v. Graves 57 Va. 244 1861 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Baker v. Wise 57 Va. 139 1861 0 ? SC of Appeals VA
Cooper v. Hepburn 56 Va. 551 1860 0 ? SC of Appeals VA
Hepburn v. Dundas 54 Va. 219 1856 0 Action of ejectment SC of Appeals VA
Taylor v. Yarbrough 54 Va. 183 1856 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Chapman v. Campbell 54 Va. 105 1856 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Christian v. Yancey 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 240 1856 0 Action of detinue Special Ct of Appeals VA
Dance v. Seaman 52 Va. 778 1854 0 Action to set aside a deed of trust SC of Appeals VA
Anderson, adm'r v. Burwell's ex'ors 47 Va. 405 1849 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA