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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Ruddle's Ex'or v. Ben 37 Va. 467 1839 0 Writ of habeus corpus SC of Appeals VA
Stevens v. Bransford 33 Va. 246 1835 0 Writ of fieri facias SC of Appeals VA
Lewis v. Adams 33 Va. 320 1835 0 Writ of fieri facias SC of Appeals VA
Sydnor v. Gee 31 Va. 535 1833 0 Writ of fieri facias SC of Appeals VA
Ward v. Vass 34 Va. 135 1836 0 Writ of execution SC of Appeals VA
Sherman v. Commonwealth 55 Va. 677 1858 0 Writ of Error SC of Appeals VA
Anderson v. Commonwealth 31 Va. 693 1834 0 Writ of error General Ct. of VA
Ferguson v. Collins 8 Ark. 241 1848 0 Writ of error Arkansas
Setzar v. Wilson 26 N.C. 501 1844 0 Writ of conspiracy North Carolina
Desha v. Baker 3 Ark. 509 1841 0 Writ of attachment Arkansas
State v. Windsor 5 Del. 512 1854 0 Witness to a homicide Delaware
Bernard v. Vignaud 10 Mart. (o.s.) 633 1822 0 Witness testimony, liability, community property, privileges Louisiana
Bernard v. Vignaud 1 Mart. (n.s.) 1 1823 0 Witness testimony, evidence, mortgages, bankruptcy, syndics, sales, property, seizure, trusts, damages, fraud, contracts Louisiana
State v. Cecil 2 Mart. (o.s.) 208 1812 0 Witness testimony, emancipation, conflict of laws, evidence Louisiana
Ferrer v. Bofil 11 Mart. (o.s.) 234 1822 0 Witness testimony, credibility, evidence, capacity,wills, successions, contracts, property, fraud, partnerships Louisiana
Minchin v. Docker 17 F. Cas. 437 1806 0 Witness Presumptions United States
United States v. West 5 D.C. 35 1836 0 Witnesses/Evidence United States
United States v. Rhodes 1 D.C. 447 1807 0 Witnesses/Evidence United States
United States v. Birch 3 D.C. 180 1827 0 Witnesses/Evidence United States
United States v. Shorter 1 D.C. 371 1806 0 Witnesses/Evidence United States