Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
May v. Joynes 61 Va. 692 1871 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Penn's Adm'rs v. Spencer 58 Va. 85 1866 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Davis v. Christian 56 Va. 11 1859 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Shackelford v. Newbill 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 232 1856 0 Wills & Estate Special Ct of Appeals VA
Knight v. Oliver 53 Va. 33 1855 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Nock v. Nock's Ex'ors 51 Va. 106 1853 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Peale v. Hickle 50 Va. 437 1852 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Reid's Adm'r v. Strider's Adm'r 48 Va. 76 1850 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Talley v. Starke's adm'x 47 Va. 339 1849 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Hocker v. Hocker 45 Va. 277 1848 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Ruff v. Starke's Adm'x 44 Va. 134 1846 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Harker v. Dement 9 Gill 7 1850 0 Maryland
Chase v. Lockerman 11 G. & J. 185 1840 0 Maryland
Morsell v. Ogden ex rel. Morsell 24 Md. 377 1866 0 Maryland
Barnes v. Dodge 7 Gill 109 1848 0 Maryland
Scrivener's Adm'r v. Scrivener's Ex'rs 1 H. & J. 743 1805 0 Maryland
Hughes v. Milly 5 H. & J. 310 1821 0 0 Maryland
Jones v. Jones 1 Bland 443 1827 0 Maryland
Sankey's Ex'rs v. Elsberry 10 Ala. 455 1846 0 Will & trust Alabama
Billingslea v. Henry 20 Md. 282 1863 0 Maryland