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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Hearne v. Roane 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 90 1790 0 Marriage Settlement H.Ct of Chancery VA
Commonwealth v. Moore 4 Va. 155 1819 0 Suffering a slave General Ct of VA
Galt v. Carter 20 Va. 245 1818 0 Suit of injunction SC of Appeals VA
Long v. Wright 48 N.C. 290 1856 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Ervine v. Dotton 20 Va. 231 1818 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Mercer v. Commonwealth 4 Va. 144 1818 0 Sale of a free man General Ct of VA
Branch Bank at Mobile v. Taylor 10 Ala. 67 1846 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Knight v. Knight 56 N.C. 167 1857 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Sanderlin v. Robinson 59 N.C. 155 1860 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Shields v. Anderson 30 Va. 729 1832 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Lynch v. Thomas 30 Va. 682 1832 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Samuel v. Marshall 30 Va. 567 1832 0 Sut in equity SC of Appeals VA
Burwell's Ex'ors v. Anderson 30 Va. 348 1831 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Cabell's Executors v. Megginson's Administrators 20 Va. 202 1818 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Roane's Executors v. Hern 1 Va. 47 1791 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Turner v. Turner 1 Va. 139 1792 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Turner v. Turner's Ex'x 8 Va. 230 1792 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
State v. Williams 47 N.C. 194 1855 0 Indictment for larceny and trading w/ slaves North Carolina
Robinson's Administrator v. Brock 11 Va. 212 1807 0 Marriage Settlement SC of Appeals VA
Hardeman v. Sims 3 Ala. 747 1842 0 Recovery of an Enslaved Girl who was Mistakenly Sold Alabama