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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Caffey v. Kelly 45 N.C. 48 1852 0 Marriage Settlement North Carolina
George v. Elliott 12 Va. 5 1808 0 Action of debt SC of Chancery VA
Moore's Executor v. William Aylett's Executor 11 Va. 33 1806 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Ellis v. Thilman 7 Va. 3 1801 0 Malicious Prosecution SC of Appeals VA
Tabb v. Boyd 8 Va. 453 1800 0 Marriage Settlement SC of Appeals VA
Carter v. Tyler 5 Va. 165 1797 0 Action of ejectment SC of Appeals VA
Shelton v. Barbour 2 Va. 64 1795 0 Action of trespass, assault and battery, & false imprisonment SC of Appeals VA
Applebury v. Anthony's Executors 1 Va. 287 1794 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Turner v. Turner's Ex'x 8 Va. 230 1792 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Roane's Executors v. Hern 1 Va. 47 1791 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Overstreet v. Randolph 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 47 1789 0 Action of debt H.Ct of Chancery VA
Robin v. Hardaway 1 Jefferson 109 1772 0 Actions of trespass, assault and battery General Ct. of VA
Coleman v. Dickinson 1 Jefferson 67 1740 0 Trusts General Ct. of VA
Marston v. Parish 1 Jefferson 1 1730 0 Action of detinue General Ct. of VA
Abbot v. Abbot 1 Va. Col. Dec. 132 1729 0 Action of trover General Ct. of VA
Town of East-Hartford v. Pitkin 8 Conn. 393 1831 0 Action in support of slave Connecticut
Glanton v. Anthony 15 Ark. 543 1855 0 Property dispute Arkansas
Branch Bank at Montgomery v. Parker 5 Ala. 731 1843 0 Levy on sundry enslaved persons Alabama
Prater v. Frazier 11 Ark. 249 1850 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Beall v. Dearing 7 Ala. 124 1844 0 Deed dispute Alabama