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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Yerrington v. Greene 7 R.I. 589 1863 0 Estate dispute Rhode Island
Town of Exeter v. Town of Warwick 1 R.I. 63 1834 0 Rhode Island
Lemmon v. People ex rel. Napoleon 26 Barb. 270 1857 0 Recovery for freedom SC, General Term, New York
Maltby v. Harwood & Wells 12 Barb. 473 1852 0 SC, General Term, New York
Shirley v. Elizabeth 27 Va. 764 1827 0 Motion to dissolve injunction SC of Appeals VA
Gregory's Administrator v. Marks's Administrator 22 Va. 355 1823 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Penn 63 Va. 402 1872 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Moore's Administrator v. Dawney 13 Va. 127 1808 0 Action of trespass SC of Appeals VA
City of Richmond v. Long's Adm'rs 58 Va. 375 1867 0 Action to recover value of a slave SC of Appeals VA
Taylor v. Beale 45 Va. 93 1847 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Stovall v. London 19 Va. 299 1816 0 Suit for specific performance SC of Appeals VA
Graves v. Graves 28 Va. 34 1829 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Dodson v. Simpson 23 Va. 294 1824 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Browning v. Headley 41 Va. 340 1843 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Ruth v. Owens 23 Va. 507 1824 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Claytor v. Anthony 27 Va. 285 1828 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Catlett's Ex'or v. Russell 33 Va. 344 1835 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Templeman v. Steptoe 15 Va. 339 1810 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Commonwealth v. Levy 64 Va. 21 1873 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Thompson v. Jackson 24 Va. 504 1825 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA