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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Porter v. Miller 7 Tex. 468 1852 0 Petition claiming slave as property Texas
Hendricks v. Compton's Ex'or 41 Va. 192 1843 0 ? SC of Appeals VA
Armstrong v. Huntons 40 Va. 324 1842 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Kent v. Matthews 39 Va. 573 1841 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Duncan v. Wright 38 Va. 542 1841 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Randolph's Ex'or v. Tucker 37 Va. 655 1840 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Crawford v. Moses 37 Va. 277 1839 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Catlett v. Marshall 37 Va. 79 1839 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Spencer v. Pilcher 35 Va. 565 1887 0 Action in trover SC of Appeals VA
Emory v. Erskine 34 Va. 267 1836 0 Suit for freedom 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
Brown's Ex'or v. Higginbotham & Co. 32 Va. 583 1834 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Gibson's Heirs v. Jones 32 Va. 370 1834 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Crenshaw's Adm'r v. Clark 32 Va. 65 1834 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Brugh v. Shanks 32 Va. 598 1833 0 Action for fraud and deceit SC of Appeals VA
Bird v. Wilkinson 31 Va. 266 1833 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Faulkner v. Faulkner's Ex'ors 30 Va. 255 1831 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Thomas v. Commonwealth 29 Va. 741 1830 0 Larceny of slaves General Ct of VA
Tate v. Liggat 29 Va. 84 1830 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Anderson v. Leitch & Co. 28 Va. 462 1829 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA