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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Anderson's Administrator v. Davies's Administrator 20 Va. 484 1820 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Self's Administrator v. Tune 20 Va. 470 1820 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Ellis v. Baird 20 Va. 456 1819 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Johns v. Scoot 64 Va. 704 1873 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
May v. Joynes 61 Va. 692 1871 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Miller v. Jeffress 45 Va. 472 1848 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Shumate v. Dunbar 20 Va. 430 1819 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Givens v. Manns 20 Va. 191 1818 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Abraham v. Matthews 20 Va. 159 1818 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Bennett v. Hardaway 20 Va. 125 1818 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Chew Executor of Wormeley v. Moffett 20 Va. 120 1818 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Muse Executor of Heffernan v. Vidal 20 Va. 27 1817 0 Trespass to Land SC of Appeals VA
South v. Solomon 20 Va. 12 1817 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Withers's Executrix v. Withers's Executor 20 Va. 10 1817 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Lemon v. Reynolds 19 Va. 552 1817 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Boyd v. Stainback 19 Va. 305 1817 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Stone v. Pointer 19 Va. 287 1816 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Williamson v. Gordon's Executors 19 Va. 257 1816 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Johnson v. Hendley 19 Va. 219 1816 0 Fraud SC of Appeals VA
West v. Belches 19 Va. 187 1816 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA