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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Grayson v. Commonwealth 47 Va. 712 1849 0 First-degree murder General Ct. of VA
Anderson v. Commonwealth 31 Va. 693 1834 0 Writ of error General Ct. of VA
Smith v. Griffin Jeff. 132 1772 0 Wills & Estate General Ct. of VA
Winston v. Henry 2 Va. Col. Dec. 199 1736 0 Wills & Estate General Ct. of VA
Blackwell v. Wilkinson 1 Jefferson 73 1768 0 Slave (Property) Entailment General Ct. of VA
Souther v. Commonwealth 7 Gratt. 673 1851 0 First-degree murder General Ct. of VA
Spicer v. Pope 1 Jefferson 43 1736 0 Wills & Estate General Ct. of VA
Herndon v. Carr 1 Jefferson 132 1772 0 Wills & Estate General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Chapple 3 Va. 184 1811 0 Homicide General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Hays 3 Va. 122 1798 0 Larceny General Ct. of VA
Dunn v. Wythe 2 Va. Col. Dec. 76 1739 0 Wills & Estate General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Nix 38 Va. 636 1841 0 Selling a free man as a slave General Ct. of VA
Giles v. Mallecote 1 Jefferson 52 1738 0 Action of detinue General Ct. of VA
Jones v. Langhorn 1 Jefferson 37 1736 0 Marriage Settlement General Ct. of VA
McCarty v. McCarty's Extors 2 Va. Col. Dec. 32 1733 0 Suit in equity General Ct. of VA
McCarty v. Fitzhugh 1 Va. Col. Dec. 220 1732 0 Suit in equity General Ct. of VA
House v. Commonwealth 35 Va. 755 1837 0 Aid and abet escape of slave General Ct. of VA
Blevins' Case 46 Va. 703 1848 0 Larceny General Ct. of VA
Edmonds v. Hughes 1 Jefferson 2 1730 0 Wills & Estate General Ct. of VA
Farley v. Shippen 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 254 1794 0 Trusts H.Ct of Chancery VA