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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Montgomery v. Fletcher 27 Va. 612 1828 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Harrison v. Sims 27 Va. 507 1828 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Fleetwood v. Fleetwood 17 N.C. 222 1832 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Evans v. Bollen 8 F. Cas. 836 1800 0 Recovery for freedom Circuit Court, D. PA.
Faulkner's Administratrix v. Harwood 27 Va. 125 1828 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Booth v. Terrell 18 Ga. 570 1855 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Commonwealth v. Turner 5 Rand. 678 1827 0 Excessive beating/assault of a slave General Ct of VA
Farrelly v. Louisa 34 Ala. 284 1859 0 Petition for Freedom Alabama
Raines v. Childress 21 Tenn. 449 1841 0 Tennessee
Fowler v. Norman 21 Tenn. 384 1841 0 Tennessee
Commonwealth v. Carver 26 Va. 660 1827 0 First-degree murder General Ct of VA
Gregory v. Baugh 25 Va. (4 Rand.) 611 1827 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Hamilton v. Shrewsbury 25 Va. 428 1826 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Dandridge v. Minge 25 Va. 397 1826 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Guerrant v. Anderson 25 Va. 208 1826 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Sutton v. Craddock 36 N.C. 134 1840 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Minklaer v. Rockfeller 6 Cow. 276 1826 0 Former owner required to care for slave after they are freed? SC of New York
Bannister's Executors v. Shore 1 Va. 173 1793 0 Marriage Settlement SC of Appeals VA
Cunningham v. Mitchell 25 Va. 189 1826 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Clements v. Maloney 17 Ga. 289 1855 0 Slave contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia