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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Hawthorn v. Hunter 35 Va. 411 1836 0 Deceit in the sale of a slave SC of Appeals VA
Bush v. Martins 34 Va. 320 1836 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Commonwealth v. Ned of Campbell 33 Va. 607 1835 0 Action of freedom General Ct. of VA
Brown v. Shields 33 Va. 440 1835 0 Deceit in the sale of a slave & Action to recover freedom SC of Appeals VA
Whitton's Adm'r v. Terry 33 Va. 189 1835 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Lane v. Mason 32 Va. 520 1834 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Marshall v. Colvert 32 Va. 146 1834 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Crenshaw's Adm'r v. Clark 32 Va. 65 1834 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Triplett 31 Va. 590 1833 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Brugh v. Shanks 32 Va. 598 1833 0 Action for fraud and deceit SC of Appeals VA
Sims v. Harrison 31 Va. 346 1833 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Bird v. Wilkinson 31 Va. 266 1833 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Wallace v. Dold's Ex'ors 30 Va. 258 1831 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Faulkner v. Faulkner's Ex'ors 30 Va. 255 1831 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Hardin's Ex'ors v. Hardin 29 Va. 572 1831 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Lamb v. Harrison's Adm'r 29 Va. 525 1831 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Thomas v. Commonwealth 29 Va. 741 1830 0 Larceny of slaves General Ct of VA
Blow v. Maynard 29 Va. 29 1830 0 Post-nuptial settlements SC of Appeals VA
Anderson v. Leitch & Co. 28 Va. 462 1829 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Rankin v. Bradford 28 Va. 163 1829 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA