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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Souther v. Commonwealth 7 Gratt. 673 1851 0 First-degree murder General Ct. of VA
Marston v. Parish 1 Jefferson 1 1730 0 Action of detinue General Ct. of VA
Barret v. Gibson 1 Va. Col. Dec. 180 1731 0 Property General Ct. of VA
Abrahams v. Commonwealth 38 Va. 675 1841 0 ? General Ct. of VA
Herndon v. Carr 1 Jefferson 132 1772 0 Wills & Estate General Ct. of VA
Anderson v. Commonwealth 32 Va. 740 1835 0 Grand Larceny General Ct. of VA
Custis v. Fitzhugh Jeff. 72 1768 0 Trusts General Ct. of VA
Smith v. Griffin Jeff. 132 1772 0 Wills & Estate General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Stephen 31 Va. 679 1833 0 Murder General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Watts 31 Va. 672 1833 0 (attempted) sexual assault General Ct. of 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
Grayson v. Commonwealth 47 Va. 712 1849 0 First-degree murder General Ct. of VA
Ex parte Ball 43 Va. 588 1845 0 Writ of habeus corpus General Ct. of VA
Hinde v. Pendleton 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 354 1799 0 Action of debt H.Ct of Chancery VA
Nelson v. People 33 Ill. 390 1864 0 Illinois
Farrell v. Patterson 43 Ill. 52 1867 0 Illinois
Harris v. Galbraith 43 Ill. 309 1867 0 Illinois
Roundtree v. Baker 52 Ill. 241 1869 0 Illinois
Beacroft v. Strawn 67 Ill. 28 1873 0 Illinois