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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Paup's Adm'r v. Mingo 31 Va. 163 1833 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Talbert v. Jenny 27 Va. 159 1828 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Mayho v. Sears 25 N.C. 224 1842 0 Suit for freedom North Carolina
Pegram v. Isabell 11 Va. 387 1807 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Jones v. Covey 26 Ala. 464 1855 0 Suit for freedom Alabama
Dempsey v. Lawrence 21 Va. 333 1821 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Gregory v. Baugh 25 Va. (4 Rand.) 611 1827 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Hunter v. Humphreys 55 Va. 287 1858 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Parish v. Gray 10 Va. 18 1806 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Pallas v. Hill 12 Va. 149 1807 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Forward's Adm'r v. Thamer 50 Va. 537 1853 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Henry v. Bradford 40 Va. 54 1842 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Lewis v. Fullerson 22 Va. 15 1821 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Williams v. Manuel 40 Va. 639 1843 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Commonwealth v. Pleasant 37 Va. 697 1840 0 Suit for freedom General Ct. of VA
Sampson v. Burgwin 20 N.C. 28 1838 0 Suit for freedom North Carolina
Montgomery v. Fletcher 27 Va. 612 1828 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Rucker's Adm'r v. Gilbert 30 Va. 8 1831 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Evans v. Kennedy 2 N.C. 487 1796 0 Suit for freedom North Carolina
Bookfield v. Stanton 51 N.C. 156 1858 0 Suit for freedom North Carolina