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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Hanson v. Brawner 2 Md. 90 1852 0 Maryland
Mercer v. Commonwealth 4 Va. 144 1818 0 Sale of a free man General Ct of VA
Hudson v. Isbell 5 Stew. & P. 67 1833 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
White v. Martin 1 Port. 215 1834 0 Trover Alabama
Satterfield v. Mayes 30 Tenn. 58 1850 0 Tennessee
Commonwealth v. Cohen 4 Va. 158 1819 0 Second Degree Murder General Ct of VA
Hook's Administrators v. Hancock 19 Va. 546 1817 0 Action of slander SC of Appeals VA
Baird v. Bland 19 Va. 492 1817 0 Action of debt ? SC of Appeals VA
Pickett v. Chilton 19 Va. 467 1817 0 Marriage Settlement SC of Appeals VA
Matthews v. Noel 19 Va. 460 1817 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Taylor v. Horsey 5 Del. 131 1849 0 Trover of an enslaved individual Delaware
Mutual Assurance Society v. Stanard 18 Va. 539 1815 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Richardson v. Perkins 18 Va. 512 1815 0 Action of trespass SC of Appeals VA
M'Clenahans v. Hannah 18 Va. 499 1815 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Randolph v. Randolph 17 Va. 99 1812 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Gibson v. White 17 Va. 94 1812 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Gay v. Moseley 16 Va. 543 1811 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Taylor's Administratrix v. Richards 17 Va. 8 1811 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Murray v. M'Carty 16 Va. 394 1811 0 Suit for freedom ? SC of Appeals VA
Scott v. Bartleman 2 D.C. 313 1822 0 Assumpsit United States