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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
State v. Hawkins 8 Port. 461 1839 0 Indicment for Stealing an Enslaved Person Alabama
Harrison’s Administrator v. Harrison’s Distributees 39 Ala. 489 1864 0 Final Settlement of Accounts Alabama
In re Archy 9 Cal. 147 1858 0 California
Wheeler v. Campbell 12 Cal. App. 707 1910 Trusts and Estates California
Norris v. Harris 15 Cal. 226 1860 0 California
In re Perkins 2 Cal. 424 1852 1 California
Byrd v. Byrd 4 F. Cas. 943 1824 0 Wills & Estate Cir Ct, D of VA
United States v. Amy 24 F. Cas. 792 1859 0 Cir. Ct., D. VA
Town of New Haven v. Town of Huntington 22 Conn. 25 1852 0 Connecticut
Wilson v. Hinkley 1 Kirby 199 1787 0 Connecticut
Brown v. Commonwealth 29 Va. 769 1839 0 Fraud General Ct of VA
Davenport v. Commonwealth 28 Va. 588 1829 0 Kidnapping General Ct of VA
Commonwealth v. Turner 5 Rand. 678 1827 0 Excessive beating/assault of a slave General Ct of VA
Commonwealth v. Carver 26 Va. 660 1827 0 First-degree murder General Ct of VA
Selden v. Coalter 4 Va. 533 1818 0 Wills & Estate General Ct of VA
Souther v. Commonwealth 7 Gratt. 673 1851 0 First-degree murder General Ct. of VA
Blevins' Case 46 Va. 703 1848 0 Larceny General Ct. of VA
Smith v. Commonwealth 47 Va. 696 1849 0 Advising and Aiding a slave to escape General Ct. of VA
Abrahams v. Commonwealth 38 Va. 675 1841 0 ? General Ct. of VA
Marston v. Parish 1 Jefferson 1 1730 0 Action of detinue General Ct. of VA