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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Anglin v. Bottom 44 Va. 1 1846 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Pollock v. Glassell 43 Va. 439 1846 0 Marriage Settlement SC of Appeals VA
Logan v. Commonwealth 43 Va. 571 1845 0 Larceny General Ct. of VA
Law v. Law 43 Va. 366 1845 0 Action to recover damages SC of Appeals VA
State v. Charles 1 Fla. 298 1847 0 Sentencing a Slave to Death for the Rape of a White Women Supreme Court of FL
Wynn v. Carrell 43 Va. 227 1845 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Commonwealth v. Jones 43 Va. 555 1845 0 Misdemeanor - fornication with a slave General Ct. of VA
Kean v. Welch 42 Va. 404 1845 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Hickerson's Adm'r v. Helm 41 Va. 628 1844 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Ellis v. Jenny 41 Va. 597 1844 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Page v. Page 41 Va. 424 1843 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Hamletts v. Hamlett's Ex'ors 39 Va. 350 1841 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Rochelle v. Rochelle 37 Va. 125 1839 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Clarke v. Dunnavant 37 Va. 13 1839 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Handly v. Snodgrass 36 Va. 174 1838 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Miars v. Bedgood Ex'or of Fulgham 36 Va. 133 1838 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Deane v. Hansford 36 Va. 98 1838 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Manns v. Givens 34 Va. 689 1836 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Gallego's Ex'ors v. Attorney General 30 Va. 450 1832 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Eldridge v. Fisher 11 Va. 559 1807 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA