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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Taylor v. Moore 23 Va. 563 1824 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Semmes v. Sheeburne 2 D.C. 534 1824 0 Trover United States
Hudson v. Hudson's Ex'r 24 Va. 117 1824 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Ben v. Peete 23 Va. 539 1824 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
State v. Isham 10 N.C. 185 1824 0 Grand larceny North Carolina
Maria v. Surbaugh 23 Va. 228 1824 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Chamberlayne v. Temple 23 Va. 384 1824 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Deloney v. Hutcheson 23 Va. 183 1823 0 Bill of injunction SC of Appeals VA
The Alexander 1 F. Cas. 362 1823 0 Indictment against slave trader United States
Gardner v. Simpson 2 D.C. 405 1823 0 Freedom Petition United States
Tazewell v. Smith's Administrator 22 Va. 313 1823 1 Virginia
Stubbs v. Whiting 22 Va. 322 1823 0 Marriage Settlement SC of Appeals VA
Shearman v. Christian 22 Va. 393 1823 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Peter v. Commonwealth 4 Va. 330 1823 0 Murder General Ct of VA
Jordan v. Sawyer 2 D.C. 373 1823 0 Freedom Petition United States
Morris v. Terrell 23 Va. 6 1823 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Newman v. Chapman 23 Va. 93 1823 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
United States v. Thompson 28 F. Cas. 89 1823 0 Assault and Battery United States
Dorsey v. Smithson 6 H. & J. 61 1823 0 Maryland
Triplett v. Micou 22 Va. 269 1823 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA