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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Commonwealth v. Mann 4 Va. 210 1820 0 Sexual Assault General Ct of VA
Boggess v. Boggess 20 Va. 486 1820 0 Action of detinue 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
Muse Executor of Heffernan v. Vidal 20 Va. 27 1817 0 Trespass to Land SC of Appeals VA
South v. Solomon 20 Va. 12 1817 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Lemon v. Reynolds 19 Va. 552 1817 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
West v. Belches 19 Va. 187 1816 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Medley v. Jones 19 Va. 98 1816 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Isaac v. Johnson 19 Va. 95 1816 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Fowler v. Lee 18 Va. 373 1815 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Butt v. Rachel 18 Va. 209 1814 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Monroe v. James 18 Va. 194 1814 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Townes's Administrator 18 Va. 191 1814 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Kent v. Armistead 18 Va. 72 1813 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Dix v. Evans 17 Va. 308 1812 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Williams v. Moore 17 Va. 310 1812 0 Sale of slaves SC of Appeals VA
Royall v. Eppes 16 Va. 479 1811 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Holladay v. Littlepage 16 Va. 539 1811 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Holliday v. Coleman 16 Va. 162 1811 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Anderson v. Commonwealth 32 Va. 740 1835 0 Grand Larceny General Ct. of VA