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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Bledsoe v. Commonwealth 27 Va. 674 1828 0 Larceny of a slave General Ct of VA
Robertson v. Archer 26 Va. 319 1827 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Scott v. Gibbon 19 Va. 86 1816 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Buster v. Ruffner 19 Va. 27 1816 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Alexander v. Deneale 16 Va. 341 1811 0 Action of fraud SC of Appeals VA
Brown v. May 15 Va. 288 1810 0 Action of trespass SC of Appeals VA
Gough v. Manning 26 Md. 347 1867 0 Maryland
Pease v. Scranton 11 Ga. 33 1852 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Gray v. Hodge 50 Ga. 262 1873 0 promissory note Supreme Court of Georgia
McAlister v. State 49 Ga. 306 1872 0 Indictment for shooting firearm Supreme Court of Georgia
Compton v. Barnes 4 Gill 55 1846 0 Maryland
Johnson v. Johnson 41 Tenn. 626 1860 0 Tennessee
Shelton v. Johnson 36 Tenn. 672 1857 0 Tennessee
Walker v. Walker 42 Ga. 135 1871 0 Will and Trust Georgia
Upshaw v. Upshaw 12 Va. 381 1808 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Deadrick v. Armour 10 Hum. 588 1850 0 Tennessee
Hooe v. Marquess 8 Va. 416 1798 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Farrelly v. Louisa 34 Ala. 284 1859 0 Petition for Freedom Alabama
Hughes v. Allen 31 Ga. 483 1860 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Epes's v. Dudley 26 Va. 437 1827 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA