This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1843 |
| Citation: | 40 Va. 639 |
| Jurisdiction: | SC of Appeals VA |
| People: | Manuel Dodson, Mary Dodson |
| Short Summary: | A slaveholder bequeathed Manuel (and Mary) to another person in her will, specifying that they be freed after 15 years. |
| Law type: | Suit for freedom |
| Full name: | Williams v. Manuel |
| Court: | Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia |