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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Harkey v. Powell 8 N.C. 17 1820 0 Mortgages/Deeds North Carolina
State v. Scott 8 N.C. 24 1820 0 Homicide North Carolina
Horton v. Hagler's executor 8 N.C. 48 1820 0 Sales North Carolina
Burnet & Rigden ex rel. Gilmor v. Courts 5 H. & J. 78 1820 0 Maryland
Davis v. Jacquin & Pomerait 5 H. & J. 100 1820 0 Maryland
William v. Kelly 5 H. & J. 59 1820 0 Maryland
Griffith v. Fanny 21 Va. 143 1820 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Cole v. Fenwick 21 Va. 134 1820 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Blanton v. Taylor 21 Va. 209 1820 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Lyons v. Brown 21 Va. 105 1820 0 Land Contract SC of Appeals VA
Commonwealth v. Mann 4 Va. 210 1820 0 Sexual Assault General Ct of VA
The Wilson v. United States 30 F. Cas. 239 1820 0 Illegal importation of slaves Cir Ct, D of VA
Williamson v. Farley 21 Va. 15 1820 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Stone v. Ware 20 Va. 541 1820 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Jaques v. Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church 17 Johns. 548 1820 1 New York
Ela v. Card 2 N.H. 175 1820 1 New Hampshire
Gusty v. Diggs 2 D.C. 210 1820 0 Employment United States
Mariner v. Kershaw 2 Del. Cas. 576 1820 0 Replevin of an enslaved person Delaware
Ashby v. Kiger 21 Va. 153 1820 1 Virginia
United States v. La Coste 26 F. Cas. 826 1820 0 Indictment of slave trader United States