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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Burnley v. Lambert 1 Va. 308 1794 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Beckwith v. Butler 1 Va. 224 1793 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Darnall v. Smith's Adm'r 67 Va. 878 1875 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Riddell v. Johnson's Ex'or 67 Va. 152 1875 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Mason v. Jones 67 Va. 271 1875 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Hannah's Adm'r v. Boyd 66 Va. 692 1875 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Crickard's Ex'or v. Crickard's Legatees 66 Va. 410 1874 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Howery v. Helms 61 Va. 1 1870 0 Suit for partition SC of Appeals VA
Murphy’s Adm’r v. Carter 64 Va. 477 1873 0 Suit to recover legacies SC of Appeals VA
Penn v. Whitehead 58 Va. 503 1867 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Harcum's Adm'r v. Hudnall 55 Va. 369 1858 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Commonwealth v. Levy 64 Va. 21 1873 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Moon v. Stone's Ex'or 60 Va. 130 1869 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Janney's Ex'or v. Stephen's Adm'r 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 11 1856 0 Suit in equity Special Ct of Appeals VA
Barker v. Barker’s adm’r 2 Gratt. 344 1845 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
City of Richmond v. Long's Adm'rs 58 Va. 375 1867 0 Action to recover value of a slave SC of Appeals VA
Crawford's Ex'or v. Patterson 52 Va. 364 1854 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Fitzhugh's Ex'ors v. Fitzhugh 52 Va. 210 1854 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Dold's Trustee v. Geiger's Adm'r 43 Va. 98 1845 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Ware v. W'Candlish 38 Va. 595 1841 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA