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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Cross v. Cross's Adm'r 36 Va. 95 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Burwell's Ex'or v. Lumsden 65 Va. 443 1874 0 SC of Appeals VA
Rives v. Farish's Adm'r 65 Va. 125 1873 0 SC of Appeals VA
Moss v. Moorman's Adm'r 65 Va. 97 1873 0 SC of Appeals VA
Penn v. Reynolds 64 Va. 518 1873 0 SC of Appeals VA
Harrison v. Gibson 64 Va. 212 1873 0 SC of Appeals VA
Shepherd v. Henderson 44 Va. 367 1846 0 SC of Appeals VA
Davison v. Waite 16 Va. 527 1811 0 SC of Appeals VA
Fitzhugh v. Foote 7 Va. 13 1801 0 SC of Appeals VA
Bell v. Hammond 29 Va. 416 1830 0 SC of Appeals VA
Ruff v. Starke's Adm'x 44 Va. 134 1846 0 SC of Appeals VA
Fugate v. Honakers' Ex'ors 63 Va. 409 1872 0 SC of Appeals VA
Jennings v. Jennings 63 Va. 313 1872 0 SC of Appeals VA
Booten v. Scheffer 62 Va. 474 1871 0 SC of Appeals VA
Dennis v. Anderson 12 Va. 289 1808 0 SC of Appeals VA
Peter v. Commonwealth 4 Va. 330 1823 0 General Ct of VA
Tomlinson v. Dillard 7 Va. 105 1801 0 SC of Appeals VA
Souther v. Commonwealth 7 Gratt. 673 1851 0 General Ct. of VA
Hudson v. Hudson's Administrator 20 Va. 352 1819 0 SC of Appeals VA
French v. Townes 51 Va. 513 1853 0 SC of Appeals VA