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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Shelton v. Shelton 1 Va. 53 1791 0 SC of Appeals VA
Dandridge v. Lyon 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 123 1791 0 H.Ct of Chancery VA
Seekright v. Carrington 1 Va. 45 1791 0 SC of Appeals VA
Ross v. Pynes 7 Va. 568 1790 0 SC of Appeals VA
Crump v. Dudley 7 Va. 507 1790 0 SC of Appeals VA
Bates v. Gordon 7 Va. 555 1790 0 SC of Appeals VA
Roane's Executors v. Hern 1 Va. 47 1791 0 SC of Appeals VA
Upshaw v. Upshaw 12 Va. 381 1808 0 SC of Appeals VA
Woodson v. Woodson 2 Va. Ch. Dec. 129 1791 0 H.Ct of Chancery VA
Aylett's Ex'or v. King 38 Va. 486 1841 0 SC of Appeals VA
Butler v. Parks 1 Va. 76 1792 0 SC of Appeals VA
Dade v. Alexander 1 Va. 30 1791 0 SC of Appeals VA
Briscoe v. Clarke 22 Va. 213 1822 0 SC of Appeals VA
Pendleton v. Whiting 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 38 1791 0 H.Ct of Chancery VA
Ross v. Pines 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 69 1789 0 H.Ct of Chancery VA
Jones v. Jones 11 Va. 3 1806 0 SC of Chancery VA
Overstreet v. Randolph 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 47 1789 0 H.Ct of Chancery VA
Walker v. Bolling 22 Ala. 294 1853 0 Virginia
Farrar v. Jackson 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 1 1788 0 H.Ct of Chancery VA
Churchill v. Machen 1 Va. Col. Dec. 141 1730 0 General Ct. of VA