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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Starke's Executors v. Littlepage 25 Va. 368 1826 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Davis v. Payne's Administrator 25 Va. 332 1826 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Dabney v. Taliaferro 25 Va. 256 1826 0 Action of trespass SC of Appeals VA
Carter v. Harris 25 Va. 199 1826 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Sydnor v. Burke 25 Va. 162 1826 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
M'Michen v. Amos 25 Va. 134 1826 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
George v. Parker 25 Va. 659 1826 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Smith 25 Va. 95 1826 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Saundars v. Pate 25 Va. 9 1826 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
North's Ex'r v. Perrow 25 Va. 2 1826 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Jordan's Administratrix v. Williams 24 Va. 501 1825 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Commonwealth v. Booth 4 Va. 394 1824 0 Assault and battery of a slave General Ct of VA
Chamberlayne v. Temple 23 Va. 384 1824 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Maria v. Surbaugh 23 Va. 228 1824 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Ellis v. Baker 22 Va. 47 1822 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Commonwealth v. Tyree 4 Va. 262 1821 0 ?? General Ct of VA
Barnett v. Sam 21 Va. 232 1821 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
George v. Richardson 21 Va. 230 1821 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
State v. Berry 34 Ga. 546 1866 0 Masters no longer have to give their approval for blacks to be brought before the court in criminal cases since abolition Supreme Court of Georgia
Anderson v. Commonwealth 32 Va. 740 1835 0 Grand Larceny General Ct. of VA