Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Thornton v. Jett 1 Va. 138 1792 1 Virginia
Cassady v. Martin 220 Va. 1093 1980 1 wrongful death Virginia
Hudson v. Ross 1 Va. 74 1792 1 Virginia
Braxton v. Winslow 8 Va. 308 1791 1 Virginia
Pendleton v. Whiting 2 Va. Ch. Dec. 38 1791 1 Virginia
Hite's Executor v. Paul's Heirs 16 Va. 155 1811 1 Virginia
Syme v. Johnston 7 Va. 558 1790 1 Virginia
Lomax v. Pendleton 7 Va. 538 1790 1 Virginia
Watkins's Exr's v. Tate 7 Va. 521 1790 1 Virginia
Grymes v. Pendleton 8 Va. 130 1788 1 Virginia
Major v. Dudley 1 Jefferson 51 1737 1 Virginia
Vandewall v. Commonwealth 4 Va. 275 1821 1 Virginia
McGee v. Johnson 85 Va. 161 1888 1 Virginia
Commonwealth v. Rivera 18 Va. App. 103 1994 2 challenge to 'habitual offender' ordinance Virginia
Hill v. Commonwealth 43 Va. 595 1845 1 Virginia
Franklin v. Peers 95 Va. 602 1898 1 Virginia
Jones v. Commonwealth 86 Va. 661 1890 1 Virginia
Devine v. Commonwealth 107 Va. 860 1908 1 Virginia
Merriman v. Cover 104 Va. 428 1905 1 Virginia
Langhorne v. McGhee 103 Va. 281 1904 1 Virginia