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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Pearpoint v. Henry 2 Va. 192 1796 0 Action of trover and conversion SC of Appeals VA
Turberville v. Self 8 Va. 580 1795 0 Action in replevin SC of Appeals VA
Marsh v. Hampton 50 N.C. 382 1858 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Shelton v. Barbour 2 Va. 64 1795 0 Action of trespass, assault and battery, & false imprisonment SC of Appeals VA
Brock v. Philips 2 Va. 68 1795 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Brown v. Administratrix of Brown 2 Va. 151 1795 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Lee v. Cooke 1 Va. 306 1794 0 Action of covenant SC of Appeals VA
United States v. Prout 27 F. Cas. 625 1833 0 Selling Liquor to 'negroes' in a public manner. /Disorderly House United States
Gill v. Tittle 14 Ala. 528 1848 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Stegall v. Stegall 22 F. Cas. 1226 1825 0 Suit in equity US Cir. Ct. of VA
Weems v. Bryan 21 Ala. 302 1852 0 Property dispute Alabama
Applebury v. Anthony's Executors 1 Va. 287 1794 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Beller v. Jones 22 Ark. 92 1860 0 Sale of enslaved persons and land Arkansas
Beall v. Dearing 7 Ala. 124 1844 0 Deed dispute Alabama
Briscoe v. Clarke 22 Va. 213 1822 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Jett v. Walker 22 Va. 211 1822 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Roberts's Administrator v. Cocke 22 Va. 121 1882 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Puryear v. Puryear 16 Ala. 486 1849 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Lenows v. Lenow 49 Va. 349 1852 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Nowlin v. Winfree 49 Va. 346 1852 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA