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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Roneys v. Roneys 34 Va. 13 1836 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Whitton's Adm'r v. Terry 33 Va. 189 1835 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Commonwealth v. Peas 31 Va. 692 1834 0 Larceny of a slave General Ct. of VA
Colvert v. Millstead's Adm'x 32 Va. 88 1834 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Betty v. Horton 32 Va. 615 1833 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Gore v. Buzzard's Adm'rs 31 Va. 231 1833 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Callava v. Pope 30 Va. 103 1831 0 Action for ejectment SC of Appeals VA
Lamb v. Harrison's Adm'r 29 Va. 525 1831 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Blow v. Maynard 29 Va. 29 1830 0 Post-nuptial settlements SC of Appeals VA
Hunter, Pauper v. Fulcher 28 Va. 173 1829 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Spotts v. Gillaspie 27 Va. 566 1828 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Talbert v. Jenny 27 Va. 159 1828 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Hunter v. Fulcher 26 Va. 126 1827 0 Action of assault, battery, & to recover freedom SC of Appeals VA
Land v. Otley 25 Va. 213 1826 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Wilson v. Shackleford 25 Va. 5 1826 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Jones v. Hobson 23 Va. 483 1834 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Douglass v. McChesney 23 Va. 109 1823 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Commonwealth v. Tyree 4 Va. 262 1821 0 ?? General Ct of VA
Lyons v. Brown 21 Va. 105 1820 0 Land Contract SC of Appeals VA
Boggess v. Boggess 20 Va. 486 1820 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA