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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Patteson v. Ford 43 Va. 18 1845 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Binford's Adm'r v. Robin 42 Va. 328 1845 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Bourne's Ex'or v. Mechan 42 Va. 292 1844 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Aylett v. Roane 42 Va. 283 1844 0 Sale of a slave SC of Appeals VA
Biggers' Administrator v. Alderson 11 Va. 54 1806 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Ruddle 15 Ala. 28 1848 0 Trover Alabama
Towler v. Buchanans, Hastie & Co. 5 Va. 187 1798 0 Mortgages SC of Appeals VA
Moore's Executor v. William Aylett's Executor 11 Va. 33 1806 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Swigert v. Bank of Kentucky 56 Ky. 268, 17 B. Mon 268 (1856) 1855 0 Civil Kentucky
Webb v. Weeks 48 N.C. 279 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Whitehead v. Lassiter 57 N.C. 79 1858 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Jones v. Jones 11 Va. 3 1806 0 ? SC of Chancery VA
Robertson v. Fleming 57 N.C. 387 1859 0 Descent and distribution North Carolina
Garnett v. Sam 19 Va. 542 1817 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Hook's Administrators v. Hancock 19 Va. 546 1817 0 Action of slander SC of Appeals VA
Hamilton v. Franklin 4 D.C. 729 1836 0 Contracts United States
Woodfin v. Asheville Mutual Insurance 51 N.C. 558 1859 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Page v. Einstein 52 N.C. 147 1859 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Garland v. Lynch 40 Va. 546 1843 0 Suit on a sheriff's bond SC of Appeals VA
Planters' & Merchants' Bank of Mobile v. Willis 5 Ala. 770 1843 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama