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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Commonwealth v. Cohen 4 Va. 158 1819 0 General Ct of VA
James v. M'Williams 20 Va. 301 1819 0 SC of Appeals VA
Inhabitants of Berkley v. Inhabitants of Somerset 16 Mass. 454 1820 0 Massachusetts
United States v. Smith 27 F. Cas. 1167 1820 0 United States
United States v. La Coste 26 F. Cas. 826 1820 0 United States
Prior v. Kinney's Executor 20 Va. 510 1820 0 SC of Appeals VA
Anderson's Administrator v. Davies's Administrator 20 Va. 484 1820 0 SC of Appeals VA
Ela v. Card 2 N.H. 175 1820 1 New Hampshire
Wooddy v. Flournoy 20 Va. 506 1820 0 SC of Appeals VA
Greenhow's Administratrix v. Harris 20 Va. 472 1820 1 Virginia
Colquhoun v. Atkinsons 20 Va. 550 1820 0 SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Smith's Administrators 20 Va. 581 1820 0 SC of Appeals VA
Self's Administrator v. Tune 20 Va. 470 1820 0 SC of Appeals VA
Cole v. Fenwick 21 Va. 134 1820 0 SC of Appeals VA
Knight v. Yarbrough 21 Va. 27 1820 0 SC of Appeals VA
The Wilson v. United States 30 F. Cas. 239 1820 0 Cir Ct, D of VA
Griffith v. Fanny 21 Va. 143 1820 0 SC of Appeals VA
Blanton v. Taylor 21 Va. 209 1820 0 SC of Appeals VA
Boggess v. Boggess 20 Va. 486 1820 0 SC of Appeals VA
Carter v. Campbell 21 Va. 159 1820 1 Virginia