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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
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
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
Miller v. White 14 Fla. 435 1874 0 Suit for Fradulent Purchase of a Slave Supreme Court of FL
Mosser v. Mosser 29 Ala. 313 1856 0 Suit for divorce on grounds of adultery Alabama
Richardson's Executor v. Hunt 16 Va. 149 1811 0 Suit for division of a residuum SC of Appeals VA
Mortimer v. Moffatt 14 Va. 503 1810 0 Suit for an injunction SC of Chancery VA
Spencer v. Ford 40 Va. 648 1843 0 Suit for alimony SC of Appeals VA
McLean v. McDaniel 44 N.C. 203 1853 0 Suit by attachment North Carolina
Commonwealth v. Moore 4 Va. 155 1819 0 Suffering a slave General Ct of VA
Poydras v. Mourain 9 La. 492 1836 0 Successions, wills, sales, property, emancipation, obligations Louisiana
Michel v. Beale 10 La. Ann. 352 1855 0 Successions, wills, sales, emancipation Louisiana
Poydras v. Taylor 9 La. 488 1836 0 Successions, wills, sales, emancipation Louisiana