Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Bohn v. Sheppard 18 Va. 403 1815 1 Virginia
Merryman v. Criddle 18 Va. 542 1815 1 Virginia
Stuart's Heirs v. Coalter 25 Va. 74 1826 1 Virginia
Backus v. Taylor 20 Va. 488 1820 1 Virginia
Edmonds v. Green 22 Va. 44 1822 1 Virginia
Fairfax v. Lewis 23 Va. 20 1823 1 Virginia
Stout v. Jackson 23 Va. 132 1823 1 Virginia
Lewis v. Weldon 24 Va. 71 1824 1 Virginia
Graham v. Bardin 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 206 1855 1 Virginia
Wilkins v. Gordon 38 Va. 547 1841 1 Virginia
Hughes v. Caldwell 38 Va. 342 1840 1 Virginia
Hansucker v. Walker 76 Va. 753 1882 1 Virginia
Leavell v. Smith's Executor 99 Va. 374 1901 1 Virginia
Lavenstein Bros. v. Hartford Fire Insurance 125 Va. 191 1919 1 Virginia
Lane v. Tidball 21 Va. 130 1820 1 Virginia
Brown v. Hume 57 Va. 456 1864 1 Virginia
Barksdale v. White 69 Va. 224 1877 1 Virginia
Penn v. Keller 178 Va. 131 1941 1 Virginia
Bailey v. Commonwealth 78 Va. 19 1883 1 Virginia
Donaghe v. Rankin 18 Va. 261 1814 1 Virginia