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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
George v. Elliott 12 Va. 5 1808 0 Action of debt SC of Chancery VA
Hudgins v. Wrights 11 Va. 134 1806 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Jones v. Jones 11 Va. 3 1806 0 ? SC of Chancery VA
Leake v. Sutherland 25 Ark. 219 1868 0 Hiring of enslaved person by estate Arkansas
Ellis v. Thilman 7 Va. 3 1801 0 Malicious Prosecution SC of Appeals VA
Tabb v. Boyd 8 Va. 453 1800 0 Marriage Settlement SC of Appeals VA
Drummond v. Sneed 6 Va. 491 1800 0 Marriage Settlement SC of Appeals VA
Halcomb v. Flournoy 6 Va. 433 1800 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Hill v. State 23 Ark. 604 1861 0 Administration of estate with enslaved persons Arkansas
Easly v. Dye 14 Ala. 158 1848 0 Detinue Alabama
Elvira, a Slave 57 Va. 561 1865 0 Attempted Murder SC of Appeals VA
Shelton v. Barbour 2 Va. 64 1795 0 Action of trespass, assault and battery, & false imprisonment SC of Appeals VA
Dickinson v. Dickinson's Adm'r 43 Va. 493 1846 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Brown v. Administratrix of Brown 2 Va. 151 1795 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Wyche v. Greene 26 Ga. 415 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Beller v. Jones 22 Ark. 92 1860 0 Sale of enslaved persons and land Arkansas
Cockrell v. Warner 14 Ark. 345 1854 0 General property liability dispute Arkansas
Turner v. Turner 1 Va. 139 1792 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Hoomes v. Kuhn 8 Va. 274 1792 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Wise v. Moore 31 Ga. 148 1860 0 Levy and Claim Supreme Court of Georgia