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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Howery v. Helms 61 Va. 1 1870 0 Suit for partition SC of Appeals VA
Howell v. Netherland 1 Jefferson 90 1770 0 Suit for freedom ? General Ct. of VA
De Lacy v. Antoine 34 Va. 438 1836 0 Suit for freedom ? SC of Appeals VA
Whiting v. Daniel 11 Va. 390 1807 0 Suit for freedom ? SC of Appeals VA
Murray v. M'Carty 16 Va. 394 1811 0 Suit for freedom ? SC of Appeals VA
Emory v. Erskine 34 Va. 267 1836 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Erskine v. Henry 36 Va. 75 1838 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Ratcliff v. Polly 53 Va. 528 1855 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Griffith v. Fanny 21 Va. 143 1820 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Henry v. Bollar 34 Va. 19 1836 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Phœbe v. Boggess 42 Va. 129 1844 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Pegram v. Isabell 12 Va. 193 1808 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Isaac v. Johnson 19 Va. 95 1816 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Winn v. Bob 30 Va. 140 1831 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Barnett v. Sam 21 Va. 232 1821 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Binford's Adm'r v. Robin 42 Va. 328 1845 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Anderson's Ex'ors v. Anderson 38 Va. 616 1841 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Parks v. Hewlett 36 Va. 183 1838 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Hudgins v. Wrights 11 Va. 134 1806 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Butt v. Rachel 18 Va. 209 1814 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA