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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Blevins' Case 46 Va. 703 1848 0 General Ct. of VA
Peter v. Hargrave 46 Va. 12 1848 0 SC of Appeals VA
Ex parte Ball 43 Va. 588 1845 0 General Ct. of VA
Lucy v. Cheminant's Adm'rs 43 Va. 36 1845 0 SC of Appeals VA
Williams v. Manuel 40 Va. 639 1843 0 SC of Appeals VA
Garland v. Lynch 40 Va. 546 1843 0 SC of Appeals VA
Bank of Alexandria v. Patton 40 Va. 500 1843 0 SC of Appeals VA
Armstrong v. Huntons 40 Va. 324 1842 0 SC of Appeals VA
Henry v. Bradford 40 Va. 54 1842 0 SC of Appeals VA
Ashby v. Smith 40 Va. 56 1842 0 SC of Appeals VA
Commonwealth v. Nix 38 Va. 636 1841 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Howard 38 Va. 631 1841 0 General Ct. of VA
Ruddle's Ex'or v. Ben 37 Va. 467 1839 0 SC of Appeals VA
Crawford v. Moses 37 Va. 277 1839 0 SC of Appeals VA
Lightfoot v. Strother 36 Va. 163 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Parks v. Hewlett 36 Va. 183 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Handly v. Snodgrass 36 Va. 174 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Weaver v. Tapscott 36 Va. 155 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Wilson v. Alexander 36 Va. 166 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Cheatham v. Burfoot 36 Va. 206 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA