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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Bourne's Ex'or v. Mechan 42 Va. 292 1844 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Aylett v. Roane 42 Va. 283 1844 0 Sale of a slave SC of Appeals VA
Oliver v. State 39 Miss. 526 1860 0 Evidentiary issues in the testimony in a trial of a white man who killed enslaved man Mississippi
United States v. Pompey 2 D.C. 246 1821 0 Indictments United States
Foushee Adm'r v. Blackwell 40 Va. 488 1843 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Bank of Alexandria v. Patton 40 Va. 500 1843 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Emanuel v. Ball 2 D.C. 101 1814 0 Freedom Petition United States
United States v. Simms 4 D.C. 618 1835 0 Highway Robbery United States
Aylett's Ex'or v. King 38 Va. 486 1841 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Commonwealth 37 Va. 695 1840 0 Larceny of a slave General Ct. of VA
Bigelow v. Young 30 Ga. 121 1860 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Wilson v. Alexander 36 Va. 166 1838 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Atkinson v. Robinson 36 Va. 144 1838 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Browne's Adm'r 36 Va. 111 1838 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
United States v. Lloyd 4 D.C. 468 1834 0 Assault and battery against a slave United States
United States v. Spalding 4 D.C. 616 1835 0 Conspiracy to sell a freeperson as a slave United States
Kennedy v. Purnell 5 D.C. 552 1839 0 Freedom Petition United States
Hayes v. Goode 34 Va. 452 1836 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Gray v. Reardon 2 D.C. 219 1820 0 Agency Law United States
Brawner v. Bell 30 Ga. 334 1860 0 Equity Action for slave Supreme Court of Georgia