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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Corbin's Administrator v. Southgate 13 Va. 319 1809 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Backhouse v. Jett 2 F. Cas. 316 1821 0 Suit in equity Cir Ct, D of VA
Lowry v. Mountjoy 10 Va. 55 1806 0 Action of trover SC of Appeals VA
Montgomery v. Henderson 56 N.C. 113 1856 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Bartee v. James 33 Ala. 34 1858 0 Will & trust Alabama
Nelson v. Hall 58 N.C. 32 1859 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Sawyer v. Dozier 52 N.C. 7 1859 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Cocke v. Minor 66 Va. 246 1874 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Nowlin v. Reynolds 66 Va. 137 1874 0 Action to recover land SC of Appeals VA
Burwell's Ex'or v. Lumsden 65 Va. 443 1874 0 Validity of settlement SC of Appeals VA
Beverley v. Brooke 45 Va. 187 1847 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Watson v. Davis. 52 N.C. 178 1859 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
McKinstry v. Conly 12 Ala. 678 1847 0 Redemption of an Enslaved Person on a Mortgage Alabama
Wallace v. Brown 17 Ark. 449 1856 0 Replevin in the detinet for a enslaved person Arkansas
Lenox v. Notrebe 15 F. Cas. 319 1834 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Aylett's Ex'or v. King 38 Va. 486 1841 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Walden Executor of Walden v. Payne 2 Va. 1 1794 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Coleman v. Dick 1 Va. 233 1793 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Iones v. Langhorn 1 Va. Col. Dec. 217 1732 0 Action of detinue General Ct. of VA
Thwing v. Washington Insurance 76 Mass. 443 1858 0 Insurance dispute Massachusetts