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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Hansford v. Elliott 36 Va. 39 1837 0 SC of Appeals VA
Bell v. Calhoun 49 Va. 22 1851 0 SC of Appeals VA
Knight v. Oliver 53 Va. 33 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Osborne v. Taylor's Adm'r 53 Va. 117 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Hunter v. Humphreys 55 Va. 287 1858 0 SC of Appeals VA
Trice v. Cockran 49 Va. 442 1852 0 SC of Appeals VA
Isaac v. Johnson 19 Va. 95 1816 0 SC of Appeals VA
Baird v. Bland 19 Va. 492 1817 0 SC of Appeals VA
M'Candlish v. Edloe 44 Va. 330 1846 0 SC of Appeals VA
Roberts v. Colvin 44 Va. 358 1846 0 SC of Appeals VA
Skipwith v. Cabell's Ex'or 60 Va. 758 1870 0 SC of Appeals VA
Sheldon v. Armstead's Adm'r 48 Va. 264 1851 0 SC of Appeals VA
Coutts v. Walker 29 Va. 268 1830 0 SC of Appeals VA
Bailey's Adm'x v. Robinsons 42 Va. 4 1844 0 SC of Appeals VA
Jackson's Heirs v. Jackson's Adm'r 42 Va. 144 1844 0 SC of Appeals VA
Sheppards v. Turpin 3 Gratt. 373 1847 0 SC of Appeals VA
Austin’s Ex’or v. Jones 21 Va. 341 1821 0 SC of Appeals VA
McCandlish v. Keen 54 Va. 615 1857 0 SC of Appeals VA
Bolling v. Robertson 20 Va. 220 1818 0 SC of Appeals VA
Ervine v. Dotton 20 Va. 231 1818 0 SC of Appeals VA