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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Chaires v. Chaires 10 Fla. 308 1864 0 Alimony Dispute Supreme Court of FL
Ex parte Edwards 11 Fla. 174 1867 0 Challenge of a Writ of Habeas Corpus Supreme Court of FL
Brown v. Bell 14 Fla. 71 1872 0 Warrantly of Title for Soundness of Slaves Sold Supreme Court of FL
Mead v. Jones 65 Va. 347 1874 0 Validity of payment SC of Appeals VA
Jennings v. Jennings 63 Va. 313 1872 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Raper v. Sanders 62 Va. 60 1871 0 Collusion to sell SC of Appeals VA
Scott's Ex'ix v. Scott 59 Va. 150 1868 0 Action to recover payment SC of Appeals VA
Brockenbrough's Ex'ors v. Spindle's Adm'rs 58 Va. 21 1866 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
White v. White 57 Va. 264 1861 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Sherman v. Commonwealth 55 Va. 677 1858 0 Writ of Error SC of Appeals VA
Traylor v. Marshall 11 Ala. 458 1847 0 Recovery for enslaved person Alabama
Nixon v. Rose 53 Va. 425 1855 0 Action to recover a slave SC of Appeals VA
Custis v. Snead 53 Va. 260 1855 0 Suit for partition of land SC of Appeals VA
Osborne v. Taylor's Adm'r 53 Va. 117 1855 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Nichols v. Campbell 51 Va. 560 1854 0 Action in detinue SC of Appeals VA
Roberts v. King 51 Va. 184 1853 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Williamson's Ex'or v. Goodwyn 50 Va. 503 1852 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Jones v. Myrick's Ex'ors 49 Va. 179 1851 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Morris v. Peregoy 48 Va. 373 1851 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Dabney v. Kennedy 48 Va. 317 1851 0 Suit to obtain property SC of Appeals VA