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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Lemon v. Reynolds 19 Va. 552 1817 0 SC of Appeals VA
Nowlin v. Reynolds 66 Va. 137 1874 0 SC of Appeals VA
Rives v. Farish's Adm'r 65 Va. 125 1873 0 SC of Appeals VA
Dempsey v. Lawrence 21 Va. 333 1821 0 SC of Appeals VA
Peggy v. Legg 20 Va. 229 1818 0 SC of Appeals VA
Clay v. Williams 16 Va. 105 1811 0 SC of Appeals VA
Puryear v. Cabell 65 Va. 260 1874 0 SC of Appeals VA
Henderson v. Henderson's Ex'x 50 Va. 394 1852 0 SC of Appeals VA
Sallust v. Ruth 25 Va. 67 1826 0 SC of Appeals VA
Lightfoot’s Executors v. Colgin 19 Va. 42 1813 0 SC of Appeals VA
Shepherd v. Henderson 44 Va. 367 1846 0 SC of Appeals VA
Galt v. Carter 20 Va. 245 1818 0 SC of Appeals VA
Austin’s Ex’or v. Jones 21 Va. 341 1821 0 SC of Appeals VA
Quarles v. Kerr 55 Va. 48 1867 0 SC of Appeals VA
Claytor v. Anthony 56 Va. 518 1860 0 SC of Appeals VA
Harvey v. Alexander 22 Va. 219 1822 0 SC of Appeals VA
Aylett's Ex'or v. King 38 Va. 486 1841 0 SC of Appeals VA
Coutts v. Walker 29 Va. 268 1830 0 SC of Appeals VA
Winslow v. Beal 10 Va. 44 1806 0 SC of Appeals VA
Carter v. Harris 25 Va. 199 1826 0 SC of Appeals VA