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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Joynes v. Wartman 5 Md. 195 1853 0 Maryland
Jason v. Henderson 7 Md. 430 1855 0 0 Maryland
Worthington v. Shipley 5 Gill 449 1847 0 Maryland
Cherry v. Jones 41 Ga. 579 1871 0 Breach of Contract Supreme Court of Georgia
Roseberry v. Roseberry 31 Ga. 122 1860 0 Possessory Warrant Supreme Court of Georgia
Lynch v. Jackson 31 Ga. 668 1860 0 Recovery for action Supreme Court of Georgia
Hawkins v. Humble 45 Tenn. 531 1868 0 Tennessee
Bishop's Ex'or v. Bishop 29 Va. 484 1831 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Stevenson v. Singleton 28 Va. 72 1829 0 Contracts SC of Appeals VA
Bledsoe v. Commonwealth 27 Va. 674 1828 0 Larceny of a slave General Ct of VA
Robertson v. Archer 26 Va. 319 1827 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Allen v. Freeland 24 Va. 170 1825 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Marsh v. Hampton 50 N.C. 382 1858 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Blakey v. Newby's Administrators 20 Va. 64 1818 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Scott v. Gibbon 19 Va. 86 1816 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Buster v. Ruffner 19 Va. 27 1816 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Boatright v. Meggs 18 Va. 145 1814 0 Action in detinue SC of Appeals VA
Alexander v. Deneale 16 Va. 341 1811 0 Action of fraud SC of Appeals VA
Rose v. Murchie 6 Va. 409 1800 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Logan v. State 40 Ala. 733 1867 0 Emancipation dispute Alabama