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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
M'Elhatton ex rel. Coalter v. Howell 5 Tenn. 19 1817 1 Tennessee
Hook's Administrators v. Hancock 19 Va. 546 1817 0 SC of Appeals VA
Den on the Demise of Fitzrandolph v. Norman 4 N.C. 131 1817 1 North Carolina
Colemans v. Holladay 20 Va. 47 1817 0 SC of Appeals VA
Perkins ex rel. Eliza v. Hadley 5 Tenn. 148 1817 1 Tennessee
Matthews v. Noel 19 Va. 460 1817 0 SC of Appeals VA
Muse Executor of Heffernan v. Vidal 20 Va. 27 1817 0 SC of Appeals VA
Boyd v. Stainback 19 Va. 305 1817 0 SC of Appeals VA
Withers's Executrix v. Withers's Executor 20 Va. 10 1817 0 SC of Appeals VA
Trudeau's Ex'r. v. Robinette 4 Mart. (o.s.) 577 1817 0 Louisiana
Lavery v. Woodland 2 Del. Cas. 299 1817 0 Delaware
Seville v. Chretien 5 Mart. (o.s.) 275 1817 0 Louisiana
King v. Commonwealth 4 Va. 78 1817 1 Virginia
Gibson v. Commonwealth 4 Va. 111 1817 1 Virginia
The Fortuna 15 U.S. 161 1817 1 United States
Wright v. Fisher 2 Del. Cas. 322 1817 0 Delaware
The Mary 15 U.S. 123 1817 1 United States
Duncan v. Cevallos' Ex'rs 4 Mart. (o.s.) 571 1817 0 Louisiana
Commonwealth v. Hickerson 4 Va. 60 1817 1 Virginia
State v. Jernagan 4 N.C. 44 1817 0 North Carolina