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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Ford v. Ford 1 Swan 431 1852 0 Tennessee
State v. Cherry 1 Swan 160 1851 0 Tennessee
William & Mary College v. Powell 53 Va. 372 1855 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Nelson's Adm'r v. Cornwell 52 Va. 724 1854 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Anderson, adm'r v. Burwell's ex'ors 47 Va. 405 1849 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Welles v. Cole 47 Va. 645 1849 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Peter v. Hargrave 46 Va. 12 1848 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Moody v. Walker 3 Ark. 147 1840 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Elliott v. Pool 56 N.C. 17 1856 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Falkner v. Streator 56 N.C. 33 1856 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Grove v. Little 38 Va. 180 1840 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Almond v. Almond 25 Va. 662 1826 0 Divorce (division of property) SC of Appeals VA
Knibb's Executor v. Dixon's Executor 22 Va. 249 1822 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Corbin's Administrator v. Southgate 13 Va. 319 1809 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Backhouse v. Jett 2 F. Cas. 316 1821 0 Suit in equity Cir Ct, D of VA
Lowry v. Mountjoy 10 Va. 55 1806 0 Action of trover SC of Appeals VA
Montgomery v. Henderson 56 N.C. 113 1856 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Wittick v. Traun 25 Ala. 317 1854 0 Detinue for a enslaved person Alabama
Dearman v. Radcliffe 5 Ala. 192 1843 0 Will & trust Alabama
Bonner v. Martin 40 Ga. 501 1869 0 relief action Georgia