Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Nelson v. Jennings 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 369 1856 1 Virginia
Davis v. Commonwealth 57 Va. 134 1861 1 Virginia
Muire v. Falconer 51 Va. 12 1853 1 Virginia
Thorntons v. Fitzhugh 31 Va. 209 1833 1 Virginia
Wallop's adm'r v. Scarburgh 46 Va. 1 1848 1 Virginia
Chinn v. Heale 15 Va. 63 1810 1 Virginia
Poling v. Johnson 41 Va. 255 1843 1 Virginia
Bogle, Somerville & Co. v. Sullivant 5 Va. 561 1799 1 Virginia
Jackson v. Heiskell 28 Va. 257 1829 1 Virginia
Marshall v. Thompson 16 Va. 412 1811 1 Virginia
Richardson v. Seevers' Adm'r 84 Va. 259 1888 1 Virginia
Waller's Adm'r v. Catlett's Ex'ors 83 Va. 200 1887 1 Virginia
Trustees of Duncan Memorial Methodist Church v. Ray 195 Va. 803 1954 1 Virginia
Brockenbrough v. Turner 78 Va. 438 1884 1 Virginia
White v. Toncray 36 Va. 128 1838 1 Virginia
Pryor v. Adams 5 Va. 382 1798 1 Virginia
Davis v. Harman 62 Va. 194 1871 1 Virginia
Steele v. Boyd 33 Va. 547 1835 1 Virginia
Preston v. Auditor of Public Accounts 5 Va. 471 1798 1 Virginia
Mills v. Mills’ Ex’ors 69 Va. 442 1877 1 Virginia