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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Davis v. Newman 41 Va. 664 1844 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Matthews v. Woodson 41 Va. 601 1844 0 Marriage Settlement SC of Appeals VA
Savage v. Mears 41 Va. 570 1843 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Williams v. Manuel 40 Va. 639 1843 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Abrahams v. Commonwealth 40 Va. 675 1842 0 ? General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Nix 38 Va. 636 1841 0 Selling a free man as a slave General Ct. of VA
Smith v. Hooks 19 Ala. 101 1851 0 Trover Alabama
Newton v. Poole 39 Va. 112 1841 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Ware v. W'Candlish 38 Va. 595 1841 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Harrison v. Carroll 38 Va. 476 1841 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Commonwealth v. Levy 64 Va. 21 1873 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Lewis v. Thompson 12 Va. 100 1808 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Byrd v. Clendenin 11 Ark. 572 1851 0 Bill to enforce property ownership Arkansas
Harris v. Moody 30 N.Y. 266 1864 0 Insurance policy including slaves Court of Appeals of New York
Commonwealth v. Ricks 42 Va. 416 1845 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Thompsons v. Meek 34 Va. 419 1836 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Van Alst v. Hunter 5 Johns. Ch. 148 1821 0 Will & Trust Chancery Court of New York
Newsom Administrator v. Thompson 24 N.C. 277 1842 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
State ex rel. Buckley v. Hampton 23 N.C. 318 1840 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Gentry v. Bailey 47 Va. 594 1850 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA