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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Bush v. Martins 34 Va. 320 1836 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Emory v. Erskine 34 Va. 267 1836 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Gornto v. Bonney 34 Va. 234 1836 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Henry v. Bollar 34 Va. 19 1836 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Roneys v. Roneys 34 Va. 13 1836 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Poindexter's Ex'ors v. Green's Ex'ors 33 Va. 504 1835 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Petermans v. Laws 33 Va. 523 1835 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Brown v. Shields 33 Va. 440 1835 0 Deceit in the sale of a slave & Action to recover freedom SC of Appeals VA
Bank of Virginia v. Craig 33 Va. 399 1835 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Erskine v. Henry 33 Va. 378 1835 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Drane v. Scholfield 33 Va. 386 1835 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Whitton's Adm'r v. Terry 33 Va. 189 1835 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Lane v. Mason 32 Va. 520 1834 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Brown's Ex'or v. Higginbotham & Co. 32 Va. 583 1834 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Kroesen v. Seevers 32 Va. 434 1834 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Carter's Executors v. Cutting 19 Va. 223 1816 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Sale v. Roy 12 Va. 69 1808 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Chandler's Executrix v. Hill 12 Va. 124 1808 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Hudson v. Hudson's Administrator 19 Va. 180 1816 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Sampson v. Bryce 19 Va. 175 1816 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA