Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
James v. Gibbs 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 277 1855 1 Virginia
Lesslie's Ex'or v. Brown's Ex'ors 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 216 1855 1 Virginia
Bull v. Read 54 Va. 78 1855 0 Virginia
Delaney v. Goddin 53 Va. 266 1855 1 Virginia
Smith v. Elliott's Adm'r 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 307 1855 1 Virginia
Major's Ex'r v. Gibson 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 48 1855 1 Virginia
Price v. Holland 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 289 1855 1 Virginia
Nixon v. Rose 53 Va. 425 1855 0 Action to recover a slave SC of Appeals VA
Adams v. Gilliam 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 161 1855 1 Virginia
Taliaferro v. Pryor 53 Va. 277 1855 1 Virginia
Graham v. Bardin 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 206 1855 1 Virginia
Ratcliff v. Polly 53 Va. 528 1855 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
William & Mary College v. Powell 53 Va. 372 1855 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Doswell v. Anderson 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 185 1855 1 Virginia
Snoddy v. Haskins 53 Va. 363 1855 0 Injunction to restrain the sale of a slave SC of Appeals VA
Turner v. Campbell 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 256 1855 1 Virginia
Knight v. Oliver 53 Va. 33 1855 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Wood v. Humphreys 53 Va. 333 1855 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Ruffners v. Putney 53 Va. 541 1855 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Addington v. Etheridge 53 Va. 436 1855 1 Virginia