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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Berry v. Diamond Ex. 19 Ark. 262 1857 0 Action of debt Arkansas
Hayes v. Goode 34 Va. 452 1836 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Wilson v. Alexander 36 Va. 166 1838 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Aylett's Ex'or v. King 38 Va. 486 1841 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Bourne's Ex'or v. Mechan 42 Va. 292 1844 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Patteson v. Ford 43 Va. 18 1845 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Burnett v. Hawpe's Ex'or 66 Va. 481 1874 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Shannon v. McMullin 66 Va. 211 1874 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
M'Rae v. M'Lean 3 Port. 138 1836 0 Action of debt Alabama
McKay v. Flowers 44 N.C. 211 1853 0 Action of debt North Carolina
McBoyle v. Hanks 46 N.C. 133 1853 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Lunsford v. Smith 53 Va. 554 1855 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Lewis ex rel. Smith v. Fagan 13 N.C. 298 1830 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Strider v. Reid's Adm'r 43 Va. 38 1845 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Fitzhugh's Ex'ors v. Fitzhugh 52 Va. 210 1854 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Shepherd v. Henderson 44 Va. 367 1846 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Jones's Adm'r v. Comer's Ex'or 32 Va. 350 1834 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Arrington v. Gee 27 N.C. 590 1845 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Shelton v. Ward 5 Va. 538 1799 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Presnell v. Landers 40 N.C. 251 1848 0 Action of debt North Carolina