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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Overton v. Maben 37 Va. 609 1840 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Cocke's Ex'or v. Philips 39 Va. 248 1841 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Ashby v. Smith 40 Va. 56 1842 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Madden v. Madden's Ex'ors 29 Va. 377 1830 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Burwell's Ex'ors v. Anderson 30 Va. 348 1831 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Boisseau v. Aldridges 32 Va. 222 1834 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Browne's Adm'r 36 Va. 111 1838 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Foushee Adm'r v. Blackwell 40 Va. 488 1843 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Lanier v. Chappell ex rel. Monroe 2 Fla. 621 1849 0 Suit for the Work and Labor of Slaves Supreme Court of FL
Woodfin v. McNealy 9 Fla. 256 1860 0 Suit for the Value of Property Supreme Court of FL
The Etna 8 F. Cas. 803 1838 0 Suit for subtraction of wages District Court, D. Maine
Jackson v. Ligon 30 Va. 161 1831 0 Suit for specific performance (sale of land) SC of Appeals VA
Stovall v. London 19 Va. 299 1816 0 Suit for specific performance SC of Appeals VA
Parter v. The Friendship 18 F. Cas. 1271 1831 0 Suit for salvage of alleged slave ship United States
Londons v. Echols 58 Va. 15 1866 0 Suit for sale of land SC of Appeals VA
Wood v. Ford 29 Miss. 57 1855 0 Suit for recovery of slaves Mississippi
Holloway v. Armstrong 30 Miss. 504 1855 0 Suit for recovery of enslaved woman Mississippi
Cole v. Cole 17 Tex. 4 1856 0 Suit for recovery of a slave Texas
Custis v. Snead 53 Va. 260 1855 0 Suit for partition of land SC of Appeals VA
Chinn v. Murray 45 Va. 348 1848 0 Suit for partition of estate SC of Appeals VA